Description

BOURTON MANOR ROAD SP4545 (West side) Great Bourton 17/7 Manor Farmhouse 08/12/55

GV II

Farmhouse now house, Datestone H/T/M 1685 for Thomas Hall or Hitchman. C20 alterations. Ironstone ashlar. Steeply pitched imitation stone slate roots. Brick end stacks. 2-unit plan with C18 wing forming L-plan. Elevation to road. 2 storeys plus attic. 3-window range. Entrance to right has plank door moulded square headed doorway with open segmental pediment. Ground floor has two casement windows and wood lintels, First floor has 1- and 7- light metal casement windows with wood lintels and a 2-light stone mullioned window with hood mould and label stop. Attic has a similar stone mullion window. Noted as having a staircase projection to rear, interior (from Wood-Jones); original 2-unit plan of hall and parlour (with celar under) extended by the addition of a pantry and kitchen wing. Noted as having architectural quality in detailing which is superior to larger 3-unit dwellings of this period. Interior not inspected. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire; 1974, p617; VCH; Oxfordshire; Vol X, p176; Wood-Jones, R.B. 1963, pp127 and 215)

Listing NGR: SP4551045618

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)