Building record 4701/0/3 - Nos. 26 (Manor Farm House) and 26A (Old Manor Farmhouse) Roade Hill

Former farmhouse, now divided into pair of houses. Late C17, altered and extended C20. Coursed limestone rubble, C20 plain-tile roof, brick end and ridge stacks.

{1} Former farmhouse, now divided into pair of houses. Late C17, altered and extended C20. Coursed limestone rubble, C20 plain-tile roof, brick end and ridge stacks. L-plan. 2 storeys and attic. Main front faces road and has 2-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion windows to right half (Manor Farm House) with hood moulds and gabled stone porch to right of centre originally giving access to whole building, now only to Manor Farm House. Left half (Old Manor Farm House) has three-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion window to left of centre with wood lintel, similar 2-light casement window further left, a 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion window to 1st floor left of centre and similar 2-light window to 1st floor further left, both with hood moulds. Left end bay is C20 extension with stone mullion windows. Entrance to rear. Right end bay of range has stone-coped gable with kneelers. Right side elevation facing garden has 2 bays of 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion windows with hood moulds. A 1-bay 2-storey-and-attic wing projects to rear of Old Manor Farmhouse. Interior: Manor Farm House has stop-chamfered spine beams open fireplace with cambered stop-chamfered bressumer and partly re-arranged dog-leg staircase with square panelled newels with finials and splat balusters. Old Manor Farmhouse has chamfered and ogee-stop-chamfered spine beams and some original stop-chamfered joists and open fireplace with cambered, chamfered bressumer. Collar-truss roof.

{3} Undated photo, also photo dated 29/10/93;

{5} Three photos dated 12.6.66;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 1+4/3 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Ashton (Photographs). SNN111856.

<4> Riden P.; Insley C., 2002, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p. 59-76 (Series). SNN102540.

<5> Miss June Swann, 1960s- 70s, Miss June Swann Photographic Archive (Photographs). SNN116665.

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