Building record 1105/2/1 - The Manor House

Dated 1665 with alterations in 1869 and 1925.

{1} Manor House. Datestone TLN/1655 with C19 additions. Regular coursed lias with slate roof. 3-unit plan with cross wing to right breaking forward. 2 storeys with attic and basement. 4-window range of 3-light stone mullions. Early C19 entrance between window to left of centre has pilasters supporting a plain entablature with pediment over, 6-panelled door with glazed top lights. Stone steps to entrance with wrought iron railings. Entrances to basement to left of main entrance and left of cross wing have stone lintels with plank doors. All windows are stone mullioned with sash and casement lights including those in basement. Ashlar gable parapets; dormer to left of cross wing; brick stacks at end. Datestones TLM/1655 and JBH/1869 in cross wing gable. C19 extensions to rear.

{3} Undated photo.

[4} Mullioned windows. Georgian doorway, pilasters and pediment. Extended at the rear in 1869 and some work done by J A Gotch in 1925.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 3/227 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Hollowell (Photographs). SNN112657.

<4> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 339 (Book). SNN111989.

Record last edited

Mar 6 2024 4:04PM