Listed Building: Manor house and attached steps and railings (18/9)

Manor house. Early C18, for Apethorpe Estate extended. C19 and early C20 for Lord Brassey. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and Collyweston slate roof. Originally L-shape plan. 2 storeys with attic and cellar. Main front is a 5-window range. Central panelled door has moulded stone surround and a 2-light stone mullion fanlight above, flanked by moulded consoles, with pediment over. 2-light stone mullion windows with transoms. Chamfered plinth and raised band between floors. Dentilled wood cornice and 5 gabled roof dormers. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers and ashlar end stacks with moulded cornices. Flight of steps, with attached iron railings, to front door. C19 and C20 alterations to left gable. Rear wing is similar. Rear elevation of main range has 3-light staircase window with transom. Late C19/early C20 wing attached at right angles to rear wing. Interior: C18 staircase with turned balusters and square newels; probably restored C19. Rooms to left and right of entrance have chamfered spine beams. Drawing Room, to left, has moulded bracket under beam. Dining Room to right of entrance has corner fireplace with bolection moulded, marble surround. Original rear entrance, now into cloakroom, has moulded stone surround with 2-light stone mullion fanlight above. Said to have been built as a stewards house for Apethorpe Hall by the Earl of Westmorland. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p15)

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