Building record 1126/0/3 - The Old Manse, High Street

Manse, now house. Early C19.

{1} Manse, now house. Early C19. Brick with slate roof. 4-unit plan. 2 storeys; symmetrical 5-window range of sashes with glazing bars under wedge lintels. Central 6-panelled door has flight of steps and fanlight with glazing bars. Centre bay recessed. Hipped roof with deep eaves soffit and brick stacks at ridge and end.

{3} The southern end of the south-west range was surveyed. The range joined onto the back of The Old Manse and was seemingly contemporary with it. The exterior of the range is mostly in red brick with an
element of cob wall at ground floor level on the west elevation. The roof is in Welsh slate.
The ground floor comprises four rooms, the former stable, tack room, coach room and a further small storeroom. The first floor is the former hayloft.

{3} Undated photo;

Upson - Smith T., 2014, Archaeological building recording at The Old Manse, High Street, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire 2013 (Report). SNN110015.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 3/158 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

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

<3> Photographs of buildings in Guilsborough (Photographs). SNN111759.

Record last edited

Nov 15 2024 3:22PM