Description

SU 45 NE BURGHCLERE OLD BURGHCLERE
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Manor House

II*

Mid C14 aisled hall of 2 large bays, with reconstructed crossings. At the south end a
mid C15, 4-bay solar wing of 2 storeys, extended on the south side with an early C19
gabled range; at the north end a service wing of 2 storeys 3 bays with a C16 gabled
roof and added gabled range of the late C18. Tiled roofing, with a tall massive
centre passing to low eaves with later gabled treatment, brick verges (in some cases
with a dentilled pattern). The east gable of the north wing is in stone, with red
brick quoins; most of the other walling (of the mid C19) is brindle or blue brickwork,
in header or Flemish bond, with red dressings. The windows are mostly Victorian
sashes. The west entrance is a mid C19 Gothic porch; on the east side there is a C18,
2-storeyed gabled projection, which has a window above a plain doorway, and a
6-panelled door, within this entrance is the C14 stone doorway, a pointed arch with
2 orders of splayed jambs. Inside, there are two C18 staircases and original roof
timbers, the former hall having had a floor inserted in the late C16 or early C17.

Listing NGR: SU4691958008

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532201

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)