Manor House

Manor House, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HP

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1275211
Date first listed:: 18-Jul-1994
List Entry Name:: Manor House
Statutory Address:: Manor House, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1275211
Date first listed:: 18-Jul-1994
List Entry Name:: Manor House
Statutory Address 1:: Manor House, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HP

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:: Manor House, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HP

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

County:: Kent
District:: Ashford (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TR0232641412

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 October 2024 to update the name, address and reformat the text to current standards

TR 04 SW 3/10001

Willesborough BENTLEY ROAD Manor House

(Formerly listed as Willesborough and District Labour Club)

II

Former hall-house, later social club. Medieval west crosswing, 1591 east crosswing with former open hall replaced c1800 when the building was clad in brickwork and mainly mid C19 sashes. Late C20 additions to west and north not of special interest. Timberframed building refronted in brickwork, roughcast to the rear, with roof in four hips clad in late C20 pantiles. Two storeys; five windows. Irregular fenestration, mainly later C19 sashes but one blocked early C19 sash to the rear. Medieval west crosswing has to ground floor an axial beam with one and half inch chamfer. First floor has partition with medieval downbraces and top of 1591 staircase with moulded knob. Front room has frame with arched braces, C18 door, old floorboards and dragon beam showing that the front was originally jettied. The rear room to the west crosswing has an C18 three plank door. Probable original roof of coupled rafters and collars.

The former open hall was rebuilt c1800. The ground floor has been much altered in the late C20. The first floor retains an early C19 6-panelled door and the roof is of c1800. The 1591 east crosswing has gunstock jowled posts on the ground floor, a chamfered axial beam to the rear room and open fireplace with wooden bressumer bearing the marks of spit machine. Front room has stone four-centred arched fireplace with blank shields in spandrels and high stops. Floor joists have dragon beam, proving that this crosswing was originally jettied. First floor of east crosswing has stone four-centred arched fireplace dated W T 1591, restored in C19. Front room has frame with midrail and original floorboards. Rear room has four gunstock jowled posts, axial beam with chamfer and lambs tongue stops and open fireplace. Late C18 winder staircase near chimneystack leads to roof of clasped side purlins and windbraces.

Listing NGR: TR0232641412

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Legacy System number:: 413072
Legacy System:: LBS

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