Description

SD 97 NW BUCKDEN DUBB'S LANE (south side)

6/36 Manor House

10.9.54

- II

House. Dated 1691 and 1723, possibly-for the Symondson family. Coursed limestone rubble, graduated stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Quoins. Central glazed 6-panel door in chamfered surround, arched date plaque over with raised lettering; " S " . A flat stone hood on brackets above. I S 1725 Recessed chamfered mullion windows of 4 lights to ground and first floor, those to ground floor having king mullions and hood moulds. Shaped kneelers, gable copings, end corniced stacks. Rear: a central inserted doorway; the original blocked doorway, now a window, is to the right, the lintel with raised letters " I M 1691". Recessed chamfered windows, the stair window left of centre has a mullion and transom. Interior: a large segmental-arched fireplace to ground floor, left, the arch composed of a keystone and 2 flanking stones incised as voussoirs; the jambs are carved with 2 fielded panels and the oven on right side now opens into the rear kitchen. The house was built as a direct-entry plan,the living room having an inserted partition creating a narrow entrance passage, probably early in the C19. The house may have been built by a member of the Symondson family who were prominent in,the area in the C17, but the present owners have family links with the Tennants.

Listing NGR: SD9410277268

External Links

• Wikidata Q26460694

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)