Building record 7198/379/8 - Kettering Manor House Museum

A 17th century house, refronted during the 18th century, perhaps incorporating earlier structure of house, known as Abbot's house, belonging to Peterborough monastery. Ironstone squared rubble and ashlar, stone slated and conrete tiled gabled roof with stone copings and front parapet.

{1} C17 refronted C18, perhaps incorporating earlier structure of house, known as Abbot's house, belonging to Peterborough monastery. Ironstone squared rubble and ashlar, stone slated and concrete tiled gabled roof with stone copings and front parapet. 2 storeys and attics, gabled dormer. L plan, 4 sash windows with glazing bars to front elevation, ashlar faced with flat arches. Back wing has 6 light stone mullioned ground floor casement window under dripmould. Carved shield below centre of parapet. C19 lower 2 storey 1 casement wing on left.

{3} Grade II* listed building 'Manor House' on site of former manor. May incorporate earlier structure of house.

{4} Located in the manor house, the town's museum includes a range of industrial exhibits, including boot and shoe making machinery and displays on the local industries including brickmaking and ironworking.

{6} A level 3 building recording survey was undertaken prior to renovation of the museum. Cartographic evidence suugests that the former manor house was once much larger and it is likely that extensive demolition has taken place. The rear range is of a slightly later phase, but perhaps only by 50 years. Afer its conversion into a museum in the 1980s, a large stone, cast-iron, timber and glass extension wrapped around the back of the house to create larger exhibition spaces.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1/18 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H15 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> Foard G.F., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100747.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, p.41 (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<5> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 361 (Book). SNN111989.

<6> Wilson, L, 2021, Historic building recording (Level 3) at Manor House Museum, Kettering GLaM Project, Northamptonshire, June 2021, https://doi.org/10.5284/1111544 (Report). SNN114430.

<7> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, DOE (HHR) Dist. of Kettering, Northants. April 1976 13 (Report). SNN112993.

Record last edited

Jun 26 2024 3:40PM