Description

WEEK ST MARY WEEK ST MARY
SX 29 NW
6/81
Burdenwell Manor and
29.9.61 Cottage adjoining north-east.

GV II

House, formerly farmhouse. Probably C16 core, with C19/C20 alterations.
Rendered and colourwashed stone, impainted polyphant and granite porch. Slate
roof. Left gable end chimney unrendered slatestone and freestone rubble, right
gable end chimney polyphant with scallop moulded cap. Single depth plan, 2
rooms wide with cross passage. Flat-roofed rear extension with C20 gable over
stair well contains various service rooms. 2-storey, 3-window range with
central, gabled, 2-storey porch. Porch has thin granite lintel to entrance,
slate hung gable of large size and C20 sash, 3 panes per sash with glazing bars.
Two C20 ground floor sashes to left of porch; two taller C20 sashes with glazing
bars to right of porch. First floor windows C20 sash, 3 panes per sash with
glazing bars in later gabled, slate hung dormers. Slate floored cross passage.
Circa late C17/C28 framed newel staircase with turned balusteres. Ground floor
room right has whitepainted early C18 panelling throughout with a dentil cornice
and niches on either side of a pedimented, partially-blocked fireplace. House
said to have had rear lateral stack. Former home of the Granville family. Late
C17 - early C18 cottage adjoining Burdenwell Manor at right gable: 2-storey
single depth plan, 1 room wide with truncated projecting right gable end stack.
Cloam oven. First floor window under raking roof projecting slightly above
eaves line. The external rendering causes the porch to dominate and the
reduction of cottage chimney stack reduces the impact of the cottage portion.
Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SX2392997796

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555618

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