Building record 705/0/13 - Manor House and attached walls

{1} Manor house. Late C17, with C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed squared limestone, old plain-tile roofs, stone end stacks to front block, tall lateral stacks to wing. L-plan. 2 storeys and attic; 2-window front range has large 16-pane sash window to ground floor left, small 8-pane sashes to ground and first floor right and 12-pane sash to first floor left, all with timber lintels. Similar 16-pane sashes to wing to rear left to ground floor. One-light windows lighting staircase and C19 narrow sash windows to first floor, all with wood lintels. Ironstone quoins, chamfered plinth to wing, stone-coped gables with kneelers and two C20 hipped roof dormers. Entrance to rear with C20 double-leaf doors. Interior has open fireplace with stop-chamfered bressumer, stone flagged floors and fine open-well staircase with fat turned balusters from ground floor to attic. Fine collar truss roof with 2 tiers of purlins. Attached walls surrounding garden of coursed squared limestone and ironstone with ridged ironstone coping.

{3} Undated photo;

{4} Photo dated May 1983;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/210 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F08 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Woodend (Photographs). SNN114289.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Woodend (Photographs). SNN114289.

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