MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1290284
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1990
List Entry Name:: MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1290284
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1990
List Entry Name:: MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: MANOR FARMHOUSE

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 FARMHOUSE

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

District:: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Chaddleworth
National Grid Reference:: SU 40565 78611

Details

The follwing building shall be added to the list:

SU 47 NW CHADDLEWORTH

7/47 Manor Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse and attached outbuilding, now part of house. Dated 1781, for Elizabeth Nelson (of Wolley Park); later alterations. Brick in Flemish bond, house having glazed blue bricks to entrance front and red brick with blue headers to rest; former outbuilding range of red brick with blue brick bands, vertical strips, and dressings. Plain tile roofs. House of 3 storeys with cellar and attic, 3 x 3 bays; former outbuilding range set back on right of one storey, and attic, 3 bays. House: symmetrical elevation with chamfered plinth and cambered brick-arched openings. Steps up to central porch which has pilasters with capitals supporting entablature with dentilled pediment; inner door of 4 flush panels and leaded, glazed, top panel. Flanking windows have early C19 sashes, the openings formerly wider and slightly less deep. Above, windows of 3, 2, 3 lights, each light with horizontal glazing bars and 3 snwll panes at top. Moulded and dentilled eaves. Roof hipped over front range with twin ridges behind (at right angles), each with a ridge stack. on right, former outbuilding (possibly dairy and wash/bake-house) has chamfered plinth; bricked- up former doorway on right; on left, wide part-glazed door in raised blue-brick surround with open red-brick pediment; central C20 3-light window in formerly- wider segmental-arched opening. Rear: house: central entrance has door of 6 flush panels with 2-pane leaded overlight, in flat-roofed blue-brick porch which has pilasters and cornice. Segmental-arched window to right has wooden mullion and transom and one remaining leaded casement; small inserted window to left. on 1st floor, small segmental-arched 2-light window to left, and above porch a small window with inscribed stone in head (inscription includes Elizabeth Nelson's name). Flanking this window are 2 bricks initialled 'NK' and 'EK', and 2 rainwater heads embossed 'EN 1781'. Stepped dentilled eaves. Paired hipped gables, (left one with gabled attic dormer on right side). Outbuilding has shallow addition to left section (with 2 C20 garage doors) and early C20 added outshut on right (with door and Welsh slate roof); C20 door between. Left return: two 2-light cellar windows each with chamfered stone surrounds and iron stanchions. Tall central stair window with C20 small-pane glazing on left a window to each floor, that on 1st floor enlarged, each with C20 glazing. On right an early C19 sash with glazing bars (sill lowered) with bricked-up smaller window above. Right return: wide 3-light window on right retaining one old leaded light with decorative catch, the arch with taller central voussoiri 3-light window above; moulded dentilled eaves. Interior: house has panelled and board doors; panelled window shutters and reveals; panelled cupboards; fire- places; decorative dado rail to central through-passage; paired arches on columns at foot of stair which is dog-legged and has closed string, stick balusters, columnar newels, and ramped handrail; plainer stair rises to attic; staggered butt-purlin roof. Former outbuilding range has chamfered beams; wooden stair to attic with strap-hinged board door at foot; formerly a bread- oven in right-hand room.

Listing NGR: SU4056578611

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Legacy System number:: 395398
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

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