Description

LEE BROCKHURST C.P. CHURCH ROAD
SJ 52 NW
(east side)
11/3 Manor House
-
- II
House. Probably early C16, partly remodelled late C16 with later additions
and alterations. Pebbledash concealing timber frame; plain tile roof.
Original plan of 3 framed bays with 2 right bays open to roof, floored
over and stack inserted late C16; stone outshut to rear. One storey
and attic; C19 casement to left of entrance with C20 and C19 casements
to right; raking eaves dormer directly above centre window has C19
casement. C20 six-panel door under C19 gabled wooden porch to left
of centre with prominent brick ridge stack immediately to left. Interior:
framing exposed to back wall: rectangular panels, 2 from cill to wall-
plate, with straight tension braces; also to cross-wall between centre
and right rooms, which has long straight tension braces. Late C16
deep-chamfered cross-beam ceiling with heavy joists in room to right
of stack, which has partly infilled inglenook with C19 wooden fireplace
and cast-iron grate. Similar ceiling in right ground-floor room.
C17 panelled and plank doors throughout. Single-purlin collar and
tie beam roof in 3 bays with straight windbraces; doorway cut through
tie beam of second truss from left implying that ceiling is an insertion.
Outshut to rear (former dairy), divided into 2 with stone-flag floor.
Salop County Sites and Monuments Record: P.R.N. 17179.

Listing NGR: SJ5474826995

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307661

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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)