Description

CHIPPENHAM WITHOUT ALLINGTON
ST 87 NE
3/200 Allington Manor Farmhouse

20.12.60

GV II

Farmhouse, mid C18 incorporating fragments from C17 manor. Ashlar
and rubble stone with stone-tiled roof. Moulded coped gables with
corniced ashlar stacks to end walls. 2 storey and attic, ashlar
fronted with raised eaves band and string course. 2 hipped
dormers. 4-window first floor range of flush chamfered 2-light
mullion windows, central flush keyed oval light with fine C17
carved Prynne arms over. Ground floor altered after 1840 for
Grittleton estate with 2 stone-tiled canted bays with large cross-
windows to front and central coped gabled porch. Moulded arched
inner doorway in moulded square frame. At south end, a rubble
stone wing with coped south gable and north end stack joined to
main range stack, one window range of sashes in flush surrounds.
South end wall has 3-light recessed mullion window with cyma and
hollow chamfer mouldings and 2-light flush hollow-chamfer-moulded
window above. Rear has 2 gables with central hipped roof infill
between, left gable has 4-light recessed moulded mullion window
with sash above, right gable has much eroded 3-light mullion window
with 2-light recessed moulded mullion window and single lights each
side above. Centre has moulded flush doorcase with oak plank door
from former house dated 1612 on knocker and 2-light chamfered
window to left, 3-light flush cyma-moulded window above. At north
east angle is addition of after 1840, with coped gables to east and
west, flush quoins and 2-light plain mullion window to each floor
at west end. C19 brick range with slate roof to east.

Listing NGR: ST8956175094

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26273741

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