Description

ST 71 NE HINTON ST MARY HINTON ST MARY
VILLAGE

4/31 The Manor House
4.10.60
GV II*

Manor house, medieval (possibly C13), with additions dated 1664 and
1695, and others of the C18, Cl9 and C20. Ashlar and squared rubble
with gable-ended, stone slated roofs and stone stacks in various
positions. 2 storeys and attics; south east front of 6 window range.
Mainly 2 and 3-light, C17 stone mullioned, and mullioned and transomed
windows, some with returned labels. 2 storey porch with 4-centred head
doorway with an achievement of arms over. Projecting gabled wings left
and right. Internal features: niche with 2-centred chamfered head and
surround, possibly C13; first floor 4-centred head stone fireplace;
voussoirs of possibly C13 opening; C16 ground floor doorway with
moulded 4-centred head and continuous jambs; reset C17 panelling;
C18 fireplace surround; C16 moulded plaster ceiling taken from
Fiddleford Mill with geometric ribbing; drawing room contains recent
copy of same ceiling. The quality of this house puts it at the top
of the grade II* category.
RCHM, Dorset vol III, pp 114-116, no 2; Newman J, and Pevsner N,
The Buildings of England; Dorset, Penguin, 1972, p 230/1.

Listing NGR: ST7870316121

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17539301

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)