ASHLEY MANOR

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1363630
Date first listed:: 20-Dec-1960
List Entry Name:: ASHLEY MANOR
Statutory Address:: ASHLEY MANOR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1363630
Date first listed:: 20-Dec-1960
List Entry Name:: ASHLEY MANOR
Statutory Address 1:: ASHLEY MANOR

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:: ASHLEY MANOR

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 81314 68303

Details

ST 86 NW BOX ASHLEY

2/6 Ashley Manor

20 12 60 II

Manor House, C17, with earlier origins, squared rubble and ashlar with slate and stone tiled roofs. Coped gables. Two storeys and attic. Rambling U-plan. East front, probably refronted in early C18, is ashlar with ridge stack to left, 3-window range with 2 coped dormer gables. Two upper C19 sashes with hoodmoulds, 3 first floor thick glazing bar 12-pane sashes, outer ones with hoodmoulds and ground floor stepped moulded dripcourse over two 12-pane sashes in bead-moulded surrounds flanking central door in moulded architrave. To left is rubble stone end gable of south wing, probably C16 or early C17. One first floor 12-pane sash in bead- moulded surround and door in bead-moulded surround with dripcourse continued from main front stepped over. To right, smaller projecting gable with upper 8-pane sash and dripstone. South wing is in two sections with straight joint between and ridge stack with two diagonal shafts at original end wall. To right, one C20 3- light mullion window over 2-light and single light, both recessed chamfered, then half-glazed door in bead-moulded surround with dripstone. To left, at lower level, another bead-moulded doorcase with sash to left and eaves-breaking hipped dormer with 12-pane sash above. Behind ridge stack is chimney gable with attic single light and first floor 2-light window, both with hoodmoulds. South front continues to west with paired gables, later C17, each with 2- light recessed ovolo-moulded windows and hoodmoulds, 3 similar C20 first floor windows with hoodmoulds and ground floor two C20 doors and a leaded casement, all with hoodmoulds. West end wall stack. Behind is central gable with lower wing running north. Behind west end is north facing gable with corner stack and 2-light attic and first floor windows with hoodmoulds. To north, screening rear court is outbuilding with 2 west side oval lights and screen wall with moulded doorcase and 2 oval lights, connecting to west end of north wing. North wing is probably late C17, altered in early C20 and extended to west in late Cl9 and early C20. Orignal range is squared rubble with slate roof, coped gables and end wall stacks. Moulded plinth, flush quoins and dripcourses over main floors. Three tall coped dormer gables with dripmoulds over windows and 5- window range below. All windows are early C20 with chamfered stone surrounds and timber mullions and transoms. C20 leaded lights. Central projecting rebuilt gabled porch with original 2-columns supporting shell hood. Bead-moulded doorcase. Lower gabled extension to left with Tudor-arched bead-moulded east end door. North front continues to right in two sections, late Cl9 and early C20. Coping and ridge stack between. Two window range to centre with dripmoulds over early C20 timber mullion-and-transom leaded lights and one stone tiled ground floor square bay. Right side, early C20, has broad gable and upper 4-light mullion-and-transom stone mullion window over stone-tiled square bay. Manor of the Long family during C16 and C17, owned by the Northey family from C18 to C20. Marked on F. Allen map of 1630.

Listing NGR: ST8131468303

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Legacy System number:: 316862
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.