Description

SOPWORTH THE STREET, ST 88 NW (west side) 2/169 Old Manor House (formerly listed as House south of George Inn) 28.10.59 II

Detached house. Circa 1700 with c1840 alterations and additions. Colourwashed render with rusticated stone quoins, ashlar dressings and gabled roof with slate to the south-east and stone slate to the north-west; end rendered stacks. Two-storey, 5-bay south-east front. All windows are flat section ovolo-moulded cross mullions with small pane casements. Central doorway with panelled jambs and bolection architrave, flat hood on carved brackets and 4-raised- and-fielded panel door with 4 top glazed lights. Moulded plinth course, first floor continuous string course and coved cornice. Rear reveals 1840 additions encasing original staircase tower. Interior. Inaccessible, but reputed to have original staircase and panelling in ground floor rooms. (N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 1975)

Listing NGR: ST8270186174

External Links

• Wikidata Q26274280

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)