Description

ARRETON

SZ58NW ARRETON STREET
1353-0/2/13 Arreton Manor
21/07/51
(Formerly Listed as:
SOUTH ARRETON
Arreton Manor)
II*

Large manor house. Built between 1595 and 1612 by Sir Humphrey
Barnet with central porch added in 1634 and 1812 addition on
left hand side, restored and extended to rear in C20. Built of
Isle of Wight stone rubble with ashlar quoins. Tiled roof with
3 clustered diagonally placed chimneystacks. Elizabethan H
shape plan appearing E-shaped now with early C17 porch. 2
storeys and attics in centre, 3 storeys to wings. 5 windows.
End gables and porch have stone moulded coping and kneelers.
Moulded stone band between floors. Plinth. Mullioned windows
with hollow chamfered moulding and drip moulding above. End
ground floor windows appear to be 1812 replacements. 2
storeyed central porch dated 1639 has 2 centred arched doorway
on the outside and 2 centred door on the inside with blank
spandrels. Porch has chamfered beams with lambs tongue stops.
C17 studded door. Flight of 6 stone steps, flanked by C19
stone seated mastiffs. To west is an 1812 1 bay addition. 2
storeys coursed stone rubble with brick dressings, tiled roof
with 1 brick chimneystack and 1 mullioned window. To north of
this is an C18 gabled wing, the floor of stone rubble, the
attic of red brick in Flemish bond and tiled roof. The rear
elevation has a large external stone chimneystack. The area
between the gabled projections at the rear has been infilled
with a C20 stone flat-roofed extension. Hall has Jacobean
plank and muntin panelling with reeded pilasters on the north
side. (This was originally in the West bedroom and was sold
but later returned to the house. The overmantel from this room
is said to be in the entrance hall of the Priory at Seaview.)
To the east is a very elaborate late Medieval screen of oak
and elm but probably introduced in the C20. The Dining Parlour
was formerly the Court house for the Manorial court. It has
panelling of c.1630, including a finely carved overmantel with
coat of arms of Sir Thomas Barnet owner of the manor at the
time, flanked by strapwork panels with carving of lady
fishing, and Jupiter with a thunderbolt, probably North German
or Flemish separate carvings. Ionic pilasters to sides with
lion's mask, floral drops and claws. Stone 4 centred arched
fireplace. Plank and muntin panelling with Ionic pilasters
with grapevine motif surmounted by grotesques and cornice with
tendrils. On the brackets are carvings of Justice and Mercy.
Iron fireback of c.1605 with Coat of Arms of James I.
Chamfered bressumer with heart motif, similar to carvings at
Yarmouth Castle and in some smaller manor houses and
farmhouses of the period. Staircase has been much renewed but
top retains turned newel post and turned balusters and an
internal framed wall has square framing and a display panel of
wattle and daub. The Long Room has a C17 stone fireplace and 8
panelled door. The West Bedroom has a closet door with carved
panel and butterfly hinges. The panelling in the hall was
formerly in this room. Roof of through purlin construction.
Ground floor of east wing has a 2 centred arched doorway and 2
rooms with early C17 square framed partitions, chamfered spine
beams with heart stops and 4 centred arched stone fireplaces.
2 centred arched doorcase and plank door. Kitchen in west wing
has chamfered spine beam with heart stops. Stone fireplace
with breadoven and some C17 plank and muntin panelling. Built
on the site of a monastic grange belonging to Quar Abbey.
(Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 731;
The Manor Houses of the Isle of Wight: C W R Winter: V.C.H.
Vol. V. p.140: 29-33).

Listing NGR: SZ5333786866

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Arreton Manor at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4795935

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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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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)