The Manor House
THE MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1363622
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1363622
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, 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 MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Box
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 82554 68522
Details
ST 8268 BOX HIGH STREET (north side)
3/158 The Manor House (formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse)
20.12.60
GV II
House, early C17, ashlar with stone tiled roof, coped gables and end-wall stacks of 3 diagonal shafts. Three storeys. Parapet with 3 moulded coped gables over 3 ovolo-moulded 3-light recessed mullion windows with hoodmoulds. Ground and first floors with moulded plinth and dripcourses probably originally carried around a 2-storey bay each side, now replaced by flush walling with C18 type 3-light bead-moulded flush mullion windows to each floor and dripcourses not replaced. Centre has original fenestration of two 2-light windows to first floor and 2 similar to ground floor flanking central door with dripcourse stepped over. Windows all ovolo-moulded. Raised moulded surround to plank door. East end wall has one 2-light window to each floor and west end wall has one blocked 2-light window. Dripcourses continued around. North front is 3-gabled with large projecting central stair tower. Dripcourses carried around. Stair tower has 2-light window with hoodmould to north and west faces at attic level, 2-light window with hoodmould at first floor north and east, and ground floor Tudor-arched moulded doorway with 3-light window adjacent, both under single hoodmould. To each side is 3-light attic window with hoodmould, 3-light first floor window and ground floor obscured by additions. Interior has Tudor-arched stone fireplace with stone shelf over to each end of ground floor, moulded stone inner north doorcase, fine oak spiral stair, and moulded oak doorcases and plank doors to first floor and attic. First floor stone fireplaces of early C18 type. Marked on F. Allen map of 1630.
Listing NGR: ST8255468522
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 317021
- 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.
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