Building record 4639/2/4 - Manor House, Milton Malsor

Manor house. C16 with C18 and C20 alterations. Coursed ironstone rubble with ironstone dressings, plain tile roofs, massive central stone stack. Double-depth plan. ?Peveral Manor

{1} Manor house. C16 with C18 and C20 alterations. Coursed ironstone rubble with ironstone dressings, plain tile roofs, massive central stone stack. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys and attic; 2-window range. Present entrance front has central double-leaf C20 doors with chamfered and moulded stone surround and Tudor-arched head. Large 2-storey canted bay window to right with hollow-chamfered stone mullions and hood moulds. 3-light leaded chamfered mullion windows to ground, 1st and attic floors left. Similar window to attic floor right. Quoins and pair of stone-coped gables with kneelers to front. C20 single-storey extension to left. Rear elevation to garden refronted C18 in red brick in Flemish bond with flared headers. Hipped roof to this side with slates to front slope and 3 windows. Central C19 panelled door with overlight and moulded wood surround, 12-pane sash windows to ground and 1st floors with gauged brick lintels and painted keyblocks. Brick-banded pilasters to either end and to left of door with limestone plinth mouldings. Interior has some stop-chamfered spine beams, collar truss roof and small stone cellar. Present front door is a C20 widening of original Tudor-arched door.

{4} The manor house of Milton Malsor is a gabled building with mullioned windows, probably of early 16th c date. The east front was rebuilt in the 18th century.

{5} The house is in good condition; see photograph

Description from record 4639/2:
{1} Outline assessment of buildings within the village and archaeological records. Historical background to the village, including its manorial holdings.

{2} RAF Vertical AP: CPE/UK/1926, 5027-9

{3} Fairey Surveys Ltd: AP 6565, 1798-1800

{9} Undated photo, also photo dated 11.01.1994;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 9/115 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.307 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Salzman L.F.(ed), 1937, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.271 (Series). SNN100371.

<5> Baird, J., 1969, Field investigators comments: Milton Malsor Manor (Note). SNN110365.

<6> Royal Air Force, 1940s, RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN105266.

<7> Fairey Surveys, Aerial Photograph, AP 6565, 1798-1800 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN110364.

<8> McAree D., 2010, Archaeological Building Recording of Barns at Manor Farm, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, p.2-4 (part checked) (Report). SNN107908.

<9> Photographs of buildings in Milton Malsor (Photographs). SNN112859.

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Nov 25 2024 2:15PM