Manor House

MANOR HOUSE, BURNETT

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1320447
Date first listed:
01-Feb-1956
List Entry Name:
Manor House
Statutory Address:
MANOR HOUSE, BURNETT
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1320447
Date first listed:
01-Feb-1956
Date of most recent amendment:
24-Jan-1994
List Entry Name:
Manor House
Statutory Address 1:
MANOR HOUSE, BURNETT

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MANOR HOUSE, BURNETT

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

District:
Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Compton Dando
National Grid Reference:
ST6649765367

Details

ST 66 NE
3/37
1.2.56


COMPTON DANDO
BURNETT
Manor House


G.V.
II


Manor house. Early-mid C17, remodelled C18; additions and restorations mid-late
C19. Rubble with freestone dressings; twin span slate roof behind coped parapet
and moulded cornice. 3 storeys. 3 bays: thick glazing bar sash windows in raised
slain stone surrounds; centre first floor window has a round head. Central, pro-
jecting, C19, 2-storey ashlar porch. The north gable end retains 2-light casement
windows in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds and under dripmoulds. Rear (gar-
den) elevation of 3 windows, the outer ones being in 2-storey canted bays of
1-4-1-light cross windows in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds. Central door-
way in doorcase with segmental pediment on plain pilasters. Interior: Central
passage has, at the west end, a freestone doorway with a 4-centred head and an
ovolo moulded surround. Ground floor north room is panelled; 4-centre headed
fireplace in ogee-ovolo moulded surround and with enriched arabesque frieze, den-
tilled cornice on carved consoles and enriched overmantel of 3 shell headed niches
with carved frieze; restored strapwork ceiling with fleur-de-lys motifs, central
star pattern and rosettes. There is thought to be a further fireplace of note
on the first floor.


Listing NGR: ST6649765367

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
32466
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.

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