Building record 1174/7/1 - Manor Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Mid C18, altered C19. Rendered brick and stone.

{1} Farmhouse. Mid C18, altered C19. Rendered brick and stone. Plain tile roofs, brick end stacks. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. 2-unit plan. Part-glazed central door with moulded wood surround in C19 porch, rendered, with round-arched openings to front and sides, moulded rendered impost band, moulded rendered cornice and flat roof. 12-pane sash windows to ground and 1st floors with rendered flat-arched heads and keyblocks. Storey band, wood modillion eaves, brick-coped gables and two gabled roof dormers. Lower 2-storey wing to right with similar finish, windows and storey band. Single-storey 1-window extension to left of coursed limestone rubble with similar sash window. Interior not inspected.

{3} A section of Manor Farmhouse was erected by Sir Robert Banastre, Comptroller of the Royal Household to James I from 1626. The work had apparently been completed by the time of his death in 1646. Manor Farmhouse was rebuilt, leaving part of a possibly 17th century building as a north wing.
This building is largely a rebuild of the early 18th century, attached to a probably 2-storey 17th building, which became the north-west wing.
The building comprises a 2 1/2 storey brick built house with a near-symmetrical 4-bay rendered front and an entrance in the third bay within an added l9th century open porch. There is a 2-bay wing on the right, set back, and a single storey stone range on the left (south), extended from its south gable by a further shorter stone range. Wooden modillion cornice. All roofs have plain tiles. The main building has a 2- storey stair tower at the rear.
Source also contains detailed building description, plans and photos.

{4} Two undated photos, also photo dated 29.10.1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 19/84 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Woodfield P., 2005, The Whittlewood Project: Historic Buildings Survey, Passenham with Old Stratford, (checked) (Report). SNN105033.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Old Stratford (Photographs). SNN112954.

<5> Woodfield, P, 2003, The Whittlewood Project: Phase 1 rapid survey of all buildings within the 12 parishes of the survey, identifying buildings that have, or are likely to have, fabric dating from before 1700 (Report). SNN116636.

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