VISSITT MANOR

VISSITT MANOR, ROBIN LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1227039
Date first listed:: 07-Dec-1966
List Entry Name:: VISSITT MANOR
Statutory Address:: VISSITT MANOR, ROBIN LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1227039
Date first listed:: 07-Dec-1966
List Entry Name:: VISSITT MANOR
Statutory Address 1:: VISSITT MANOR, ROBIN LANE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: VISSITT MANOR, ROBIN LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Hemsworth
National Grid Reference:: SE4145412770

Details

SE 41 SW 5/53 7.12.1966

HEMSWORTH ROBIN LANE (north side, off) Vissitt Manor

II

Farmhouse, now house. C17 or earlier, altered in earlier C18 (dated 1721 on lintel of door), and wing added (possibly later). Sandstone rubble brought to courses, and coursed sandstone rubble with quoins, stone slate roof. U-plan formed by 2-unit main range on east-west axis, with receding wing added at west end and rear outshut to east end. South front of 3 elements comprising 2-unit 2-storey main range with 2½ storey gabled wing flush at the left end; four 1st-floor windows in all; evidence of vertical joints between the main elements; the almost-symmetrical centre has a fielded-panel door in a wide architrave, with shaped moulding and inscription "TA 1721" on the lintel, and a cornice; and two 16-pane sashed windows with plain surrounds on each floor; to the right, a Tudor-arched former doorway altered as a window, and to the right of this an irregular vertical joint. Beyond this joint, the oldest part of the facade (of masonry brought to courses) has a small 3-light chamfered-mullion window at ground floor, a similar 2-light window above but offset slightly left; further to the right, 3 vertically-aligned openings with plain surrounds: a square window at ground floor with another immediately above(blocked) and a vertical rectangular window at 1st floor (also blocked). The flush unsymmetrical gable of the wing to the left has a 16-pane sash on each main floor, a 9-pane attic window and a blocked window immediately above this; in addition, remains of 2 blocked windows of intermediate levels to the right, the roof carried down slightly on this side (suggesting position of former staircase). Two ridge chimneys to main range; side wall chimney to wing. Small single-storey C18 addition at north-east corner. (Added screen wall attached at left end, and modern conservatory at right-hand end, not included in the item). Rear has, inter alia, in the centre a 3-light flush-mullion window at ground floor and 2-light chamfered- mullion window at 1st floor, both with straight dripmoulds; unsymmetrical gable of wing (incorporating staircase in left half) has tall narrow 3-stage stair window with glazing bars, a 16-pane sash on each floor to the right, a narrow attic window, and gable chimney with added flue to left. Interior: hall or housebody in main range (now partitioned) has massive chamfered lateral beams, and exposed joists; at west end, a very large rectangular fireplace with stopped deep chamfer on the head and massive cambered lintel; a doorway to the left of the stack, and a void at 1st floor above, suggesting former staircase; in rear of wing, a fine open-well staircase with closed string, square newels, turned balusters and moulded handrail (former upper flight apparently removed); in chamber of wing, C18 fireplace with moulded architrave and cast-iron ducks-nest hob-grate with raised Adam-style decoration on the cheeks including Classical figures (probabaly late C18)j early C18 raised-cruck-truss roof, and formerly external cap to main chimney stack showing that roof has been raised. Now incorporated with ground floor at north-east corner, a former outside kitchen house with bread oven. Reference: Kate Taylor Wakefield District Heritage (Wakefield, 1976) Vol I p.22.

Listing NGR: SE4145412770

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Legacy System number:: 424032
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Wakefield District Heritage' in Wakefield District Heritage, , Vol. 1, (1976), 22

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.