Building record 166/2/1 - Newbottle Manor House

An early 16th century manor house. Altered during the 18th century and again circa 1860. With a porch added circa 1920.

{1} Manor house. Early C16, altered C18 and c.1860. Coursed limestone rubble; stone slate roof; brick chimneys. L-plan, originally U-plan, but east wing burnt down in C18 and centre and west wing remain. 2 storeys and attic; 3 bays. Doorway to left of the south front has a stone 4-centred arch and plank door. Lean-to stone porch c.1920. 2 stone mullioned windows of 2- and 4-arched lights with square hoods to right. Similar 4-light window in centre of first floor, flanked by 2-light window on either side. Gabled wing of one bay to west of two storeys and attic with stone mullioned windows of 4, 3 and 2 arched lights and square hoods. On the west side of this wing is a massive chimney with three C19 brick stacks and left of it a gabled projection of c.1860 of 2 storeys and attic. West front re-fenestrated c.1860. At the rear is a C19 kitchen wing of one storey. Interior: Hall to right of entrance has an early C16 stone fireplace with a 4-centred arch and ceiling. The first floor room above the hall has a similar fireplace and original painted decoration on the walls with red and white stripes and chequer pattern frieze. A room left of the hall has wooden bolection panelling of c.1720. Further north in the west wing is a former kitchen with an open fireplace and early C18 stone segmental arch, partly renewed in brick.

{3} House not published; survey report in NMR.

{5} Undated photo, also three photos dated May 1976, also two photos of farm buildings at Newbottle Manor dated 17.05.1990;

Description from record 166/2:
{1} Annotated as belonging to The Earl of Thanet.

{2} No detail shown.

Historic England, Undated, NEWBOTTLE MANOR, NEWBOTTLE, BF061913 (Archive). SNN115965.

<1> Eyre T. (Revised by Jefferys T.), 1779, Map of the County of Northamptonshire, (part checked) (Map). SNN1852.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/173 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<2> Bryant A., 1827, Map of The County of Northampton, (part checked) (Map). SNN2733.

<3> Heward J.; Taylor R., 1996, The Country Houses of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Book). SNN41757.

<4> Nares G., 1949, Newbottle Church and Manor, p.1054-57 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN106216.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Newbottle (Photographs). SNN112902.

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