Description

TM 29 SE TOPCROFT THE STREET (west side)

4/72 Little Manor - II House (on O.S. map as Little Manor Farm). Circa 1600. Rendered timber frame, brick. Thatched roof, hipped at north end: 3-cell lobby entrance type plan. Facade of 1½ storeys irregular C19 and C20 casement fene- stration. Small C20 light to left. 2 casements with C20 porch to their right. Brick plinth to right of porch; 2 casements. 2 C20 eyebrow dormers. Off-centre axial stack, with C16/C17 brick to base; ridge to right of stack slightly lower. Right hand gable wall of brick. Left hand gable wall timber framed. 2 plank doors with first floor window over previously used as access to hayloft; dripboard above. Casement in gable with dripboard over. C20 lean-to to rear. Interior. North room on ground floor with heavy chamfer to transverse beam, lambs tongue with nick; chamfered joists; 4-light diamond mullion to east wall. Similar ceiling in south room; now used as a work-shop and woodstore with access only from outside; one doorway visible, now blocked, which gave access to central room. Central room has 4-light diamond mullion in west wall; floor possibly inserted, the transverse beam being supported on deal props. North room of first floor has 4-light diamond mullion to east wall; roof north of stack with coupled rafters of heavy scantling. Cambered tie beam with stud partion; arch-braces to tie beam. Roof of slight scantling to south of stack, possibly C18 but restored in C20.

Listing NGR: TM2657392044

External Links

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