Description

NZ 0415 STARTFORTH HIGH STARTFORTH
(South side)

12/174 The Manor House
12.1.67

GV II

House, late C17, probably for Ambrose Barnes. Stone, rendered and pebbledashed;
cut dressings. Graduated stone slate roof.

South elevation 2 storeys + attic, 5 bays, symmetrical. Central renewed
fielded-panel door and radial fanlight in rusticated surround, with raised
imposts and keystone, flanked by pilasters carrying a cornice topped by 2
courses of stone slates; above is a keyed oval with radial glazing. Ground
floor small-paned casements in cross windows with panelled mullions and
transoms; 4-pane sashes, with pulvinated friezes and cornices, to 1st floor;
all windows in architraves, those in second bay renewed. Central 2-light
flat-mullioned attic window directly beneath eaves. Coped gables on moulded
kneelers; stepped-and-corniced end stacks. Left return shows 1st-floor
4-pane casement and 2 chamfered attic lights; right return shows 1st floor
4-pane sash, with 4-pane casement and 4-pane sash to attic.

Road front: Central boarded door in surround of pilasters, frieze and cornice
topped by 2 courses of stone slates, between small chamfered windows, the
left one with 4-pane casement and old iron bar, the right one blocked. To
right is a 2-light chamfered mullioned window; ground floor left bay blank.
1st floor central keyed oval flanked by 2-light mullioned windows in architraves.

Interior: Dining room fireplace with chamfered lintel on bolster impost
blocks, sitting room fireplace with early C19 ironwork, flanked by open
cupboards in architraves. Closed-string dogleg stair with turned balusters,
square newels and moulded handrail. 2-panel doors throughout. Bedroom wall
cupboards with H and butterfly hinges. Attics have 3 stop-chamfered upper-
cruck trusses with collar beams and later saddles.

Historical note: Ambrose Barnes, d.1710, was a noted Puritan, and became Lord
Mayor of Newcastle. In early C19 the house was a "Yorkshire" boarding school.

Pent single-storey extension on left return is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ0461115874

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26608550

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)