Description

LITTLE TEW THE GREEN SP3828 (South side) 11/112 Manor House 27/08/56

GV II

Manor house. C17, extended C18 and C19, altered early C20. Limestone rubble with limestone-and marlstone-ashlar dressings; Stonesfield-slate roofs with ashlar stacks. 3-unit plan, extended. 2 storeys plus attic. 3-window double-gabled front of original range has, at first floor, leaded stone-mullioned windows of 3, 2 and 3 lights with 2-light windows in the gables. Ground floor is asymmetrical with a blocked doorway to left of centre between 4-light mullioned windows, plus a further 3-light window to right. All openings have labels. Early C19 range, projecting from right, has 2-light mullioned windows at first floor, facing left, above a mullioned window and moulded doorway of 1926. Right side of wing has leaded casements under flat arches. Left end wall of main range has tall leaded casements; rear has some old casements at first floor, and at ground floor a 4-light stone-mullioned window with decorative leading. Late C19 rear wing incorporates 2 re-set mullioned windows. 3-window C18 range, extending to right of front wing, has at ground floor two 2-light windows and a doorway, and, at first floor, casements of one, 3 and one lights, all with flat arches and leaded glazing. To extreme right a C19 single-storey range was raised in 1926 in similar style and a parallel range inserted in the angle with the rear wing. Interior: Tudor-arched corner fireplaces; moulded-plank doors; re-used C17 oak panelling; butt-purlin roofs. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, p.249; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.690).

Listing NGR: SP3833328641

External Links

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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