Description

SO 81 SE UPTON ST LEONARDS PORTWAY (east side)

6/201 Manor Farmhouse

10.1.55

GV II

Large detached farmhouse. Late C17; early C19 rebuilding and enlargement. Coursed, squared and ashlar limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. L-plan; 2 storey with attic; single- storey outshut in rear angle; attached single-storey outbuilding to north east. South west front: early C19 ashlar refacing; 4-window segmental-headed fenestration; outer tripartite sashes, 12-pane inner; blocked segmental headed recess to upper floor over central doorway with 6-panel door and later C19 porch with Jacobean revival parapet gable; round arched side porch windows; 2 gabled roof dormers with leaded casements. North west side; C19 addition to left; refacing to right with eaves-mounted chimney increased in height in C19; roof hipped in west corner; 3-window segmental- arched tripartite sash fenestration; doorway with 4-panel door and segmental-arched head to left of centre; 2 gabled roof dormers with leaded casements; single-storey outbuilding to left with timber lintels to door and window openings. South east side: blank gable end of front range to ridge with ridge-mounted chimney; projecting chimney stack to side of back wing with brick rebuilt shaft; C20 outshut partly obscures upper floor blocked window; small-paned upper floor casement to right and gabled dormer above with leaded casement. Back elevation: projecting gable end to back wing to right with ridge-mounted chimney; raking buttress to rear of front range with cavetto mullioned casement to right having 2 pointed- arched lights, presumably reset from elsewhere; 3 upper floor small-paned casements to right with stone lintel. Interior extensively remodelled in early C19 alterations; roof mostly C19. Important cruck-framed barn to north west (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO8712914099

External Links

• Wikidata Q26448184

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)