Description

CHIRTON CONOCK SU 05 NE 3/55 Conock Manor 19.3.62 II* Manor house, c.1700, possibly late C18, and 1817 by Richad Ingleman of Southwell (Notts), altered c.1930. Limestone ashlar with slate roofs. Two storeys, cellars and attics, main house of 5 x 3 bays with screen wall both sides. Central 6-panelled door with fanlight within portico of fluted Ionic columns supporting a half-round entablature, originally designed with leaded half dome roof. Central bay slightly set forward with pediment with central raised panel. Twelve-paned margin glazed sashes, those to ground floor with intersecting glazing bars (1817), all with moulded architraves. Fluted giant pilasters at ends, from first build, with stylised feather caps. Acanthus frieze. Screen walls have central blind arch-headed windows and flanking paired smaller pilasters with marked entasis. Roof hipped, with 3 dormers, and 2 on return elevations. Rear elevation has central door with scrolled broken pediment, probably original front door of c.1700. Wings behind screen walls contain, on right, a library of 1817, extended c.1930, and on left, dining room extended by brick bow window in c.1930. Internally, altered c.1930 when corridor from central corridor removed to form long saloon. Good C18 fireplaces of varied marbles, imported c.1930. Library has rectangular saucer vault, lightly coffered, and extended by square bay with matching ceiling c.1930. Stair C18, with good balusters, and dentilled cornice. Central moulded plaster arms of Gifford Warriner, died 1820). (V.C.H. X. p.65; Country Life, June 29. 1951; Pevsner, Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 173-4).

Listing NGR: SU0683057412

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