The Old Manor House
THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, 29, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330970
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, 29, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330970
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, 29, HIGH STREET
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.
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 OLD MANOR HOUSE, 29, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hinxton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 49599 45096
Details
TL 4845 HINXTON HIGH STREET (West Side) 20/170 No. 29 (The Old 22.11.67 Manor House) (formerly listed as The Tudor House) . GV II* Guildhall. Late C15, converted to a manor house c.1580 with late C17 or early C18 alterations. Timber-framed and plastered with brick plinth. Red plain tiled roof. Late C16 ridge stack with four reduced octagonal shafts with moulded bases; capped stack on east side to additional C17 hearth. Two storeys with inserted late C16 or early C17 attic floor; part cellar to east. Four equal timber-framed bays jettied originally to the north (facing the former Red Lion square) and false jettied to west in late C16 rebuilt gable; three brackets to corner post and brackets at each bay with remains of carved pilasters at each post. Entrance in second bay from west with late C16 chamfered door frame built beside fragment of original door head in situ; boarded door. Three first floor and three ground floor casement windows of various sizes, some in original openings with internal shutter grooves or rebates, (three early windows include one with moulded mullions and one with diamond mullions - C15 window in gable resited). Interior: Originally unheated with first floor hall of four bays; three crown post trusses with octagonal crown posts with moulded caps and bases on hollow-chamfered cambered tie beams with curved braces, (central truss altered for late C16 partition and inserted stack and newel staircase). Central ground floor room with double ogee-moulded cross beams. Large inserted stack with Renaissance red brick pedimented hearth in room to east, perhaps originally plastered; large open hearth with chamfered mantel beam, two brick niches and two round headed niches above. Some C16 boarded doors and original hinges. Late C17 side purlin reconstruction of roof. Wall paintings, noteworthy, late C16 (Rouse) in monochrome grey Italian Renaissance designs in central room, and first floor room to east: C18 polychrome paintings in east ground floor room, and formerly in west room. The guildhall, part of the manor of Hinxton owned by the De Veres in 1485, Earl's Colne Priory (Essex) in 1494, was regranted to the De Veres in 1536 and sold to John Machell and later Sir James Deane's brother in 1597 who were possibly responsible for the alterations. A manor court was held in the courtyard by c.1600 after its conversion. R.C.H.M. Report 1951 V.C.H., Vol. VI, p222-3 Rouse. C, Report 1963
Listing NGR: TL4959945096
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 52983
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, (1978), 222-3
Other
Rouse, C, (1963)
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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