The Manor House Boundary Wall and Wash House
The Manor House, boundary wall and wash house, 2 and 2A, Middle Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278035
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House Boundary Wall and Wash House
- Statutory Address:
- The Manor House, boundary wall and wash house, 2 and 2A, Middle Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278035
- Date first listed:
- 18-Oct-1949
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House Boundary Wall and Wash House
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Manor House, boundary wall and wash house, 2 and 2A, Middle Street
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Manor House, boundary wall and wash house, 2 and 2A, Middle Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Nottinghamshire
- District:
- Broxtowe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 52890 36615
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 August 2025 to reformat the text to current standards
SK 5236 NE
6/31
BEESTON AND STAPLEFORD
MIDDLE STREET (south side)
Nos. 2 and 2a (The Manor House), boundary wall and wash house
18.10.49
II
House. Early C17. Rebuilt c.1675. East wing early C18. Refenestrated early C19 and additions mid and late C19. Brick, partly rendered and colourwashed, with C20 plain tile roof. Chamfered dressed stone plinth, coped gables, that to south shaped. East front has diaper work. Two side wall, single gable and single grouped ridge stacks with four diagonal shafts. Two storeys plus garrets, four bays. Baffle entry, L-plan. Windows are mainly Gothick casements.
East front has remains of symmetrical round headed openings. Blocked central doorway flanked to left by two casements and to right by door with Gothick overlight. Above, small central casement flanked by single larger casements. To left, beyond boundary wall, mid C19 flat-roofed addition forming No. 2A. Door to left and plain casement to right. Above, central casement. All with segmental heads. Return angle to south has three casements on each floor, mostly with rubbed brick heads. Above again, mid C19 gabled dormer with casement. Double gabled street front has to right, first and second floor bands forming semi-circular and triangular window heads. Off-centre casement flanked to left by two and to right by single blocked openings. Above, four blocked openings. Above again, blocked oval central opening with adjoining casement. Above again, each gable has a casement, that to left plain.
West front has to left late C20 single storey addition, three bays. To right, mid C19 wing and beyond mid C19 lean-to and flat roofed additions. Off-centre canted hipped porch has two casements. Above, three Gothick and single plain casements. Otherwise irregular C19 and C20 fenestration.
Principal rooms have chamfered span beams and fireplace bressummers. Re-used span beam in east wing. Early C18 three storey dogleg stair with landings. Square newels, vase and stem balusters, moulded handrail, intersecting strings. Secondary winder stair with octagonal newel. West wing has double purlin roof with collars. South wing has principal rafter roof. Several late C17 plank and panelled doors, two with chamfered surrounds with ogee stops. Several C18 plank and panelled doors. Two early C19 hob grates with plain ashlar surrounds. Late C18 moulded wood fire surround.
Outside, to east, boundary wall with doorway with segmental head. Adjoining early C19 wash-house with plain tile roof and Gothick opening in south gable. Triangular louvred opening in opposite gable.
Ref: Barley, M. W. and Wallwork, S. C. Transactions of the Thoroton Society, Vol.
LXXXVI, 1982. pp.89-96.
Listing NGR: SK5289036615
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 429360
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, Vol. 86, (1982), 89-96
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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