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Thorley Manor

A Grade II* Listed Building in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7004 / 50°42'1"N

Longitude: -1.4807 / 1°28'50"W

OS Eastings: 436770

OS Northings: 89105

OS Grid: SZ367891

Mapcode National: GBR 78R.Y7Q

Mapcode Global: FRA 77S7.8YQ

Plus Code: 9C2WPG29+5P

Entry Name: Thorley Manor

Listing Date: 18 January 1967

Last Amended: 28 March 1994

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1209424

English Heritage Legacy ID: 393249

ID on this website: 101209424

Location: Bouldnor, Isle of Wight, PO41

County: Isle of Wight

Civil Parish: Yarmouth

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Isle of Wight

Church of England Parish: Thorley St Swithin

Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth

Tagged with: English country house

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Description


YARMOUTH

SZ38NE THORLEY
1354-0/5/407 Thorley Manor
18/01/67
(Formerly Listed as:
Thorley Manor Farmhouse)


GV II*

Manor house. c.1712. Built of coursed stone rubble with ashlar
dressings. Hipped old tiled roof, the 2 lowest courses stone
slates with 4 tall brick chimneystacks. 2 parallel ranges. 2
storeys. 5 windows. Deep wooden modillion eaves cornice,
stringcourse and plinth. Windors are now most unusual mid C19
cross casements with marginal glazing and keystones to ground
floor windows. Front elevation has central doorcase with flat
hood on brackets, four centred arched stone doorway with high
stops the upper part replaced in concrete and C20 panelled
door. This is flanked by small oval windows. Attached to right
hand side is a mid C20 extension with similar windows which is
a Gun Room. Rear elevation has 2 gabled dormers and ground
floor 1 storey mid C20 extension with 2 similar casements.
Interior has a fine early C18 well staircase with 2 turned
balusters to each tread and scrolled tread ends with 1st floor
landing opening up to the front of the house. Early C19
hexagonal paving. Dining Room has brought in C19 fireplace
with tulip capitals. 1st floor has 2 early C18 panelled doors,
a 2 panelled door with L hinges and a blocked mullioned
window. This was one of the original Domesday Manors. Between
1523 and 1679 the manor belonged to the Urry family. In 1679
the manor was sold to Sir Robert Holmes, Governor of the Isle
of Wight who settled this estate on his infant natural
daughter Mary. On his death in 1692 the estate passed to a
nephew Henry Holmes who was 1st required to marry his cousin
Mary.
(C W R Winter: The Manor Houses of the Isle of Wight: 153 -
157; N. Pevsner: B.O.E. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 772).


Listing NGR: SZ3677089105

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