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Eye Manor

A Grade I Listed Building in Eye, Moreton and Ashton, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2704 / 52°16'13"N

Longitude: -2.7399 / 2°44'23"W

OS Eastings: 349609

OS Northings: 263842

OS Grid: SO496638

Mapcode National: GBR BK.Z04X

Mapcode Global: VH84P.G6DB

Plus Code: 9C4V77C6+53

Entry Name: Eye Manor

Listing Date: 11 June 1959

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1349522

English Heritage Legacy ID: 150495

ID on this website: 101349522

Location: Moreton, County of Herefordshire, HR6

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Eye, Moreton and Ashton

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Eye

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description


EYE, MORETON &
SO 46 SE ASHTON CP

6/5 Eye Manor
11.6.59
GV I
Country house. Built for Ferdinando Gorges in 1673, with a datestone of
1680; fenestration altered in late C18, and during C20, C20 additions to
north side. Brick on sandstone rubble plinth, tiled roofs. Rectangular
plan with two parallel roof ranges, end stacks, central entrance, later
additions extend to north end. Two storeys, cellars and attics. East front:
three late C19 dormer windows with six-pane glazing bar sash windows, five
12-pane glazing bar sash windows to first floor with datestone above central
window, central Doric portico with inner six-panelled door. To the north
side are two blocked stone cross-mullioned window openings. Interior retains
elaborate plastered ceilings in rooms on ground and first floors. The
entrance hall has a large ceiling divided into nine panels by deeply moulded
trabeations, each further decorated by alternating swags of floral motifs
and drapery, and rosettes at the intersections, moulded panelling to walls
and bolection moulded surround to fireplace, the doorway to the west has
panelled pilasters and a cornice. Room to south-east has moulded panelling
and bolection moulded fireplace. The ceiling has a geometrical pattern with
central motifs enriched with acanthus and floral motifs and further wreaths
with foliage and putti in outer panels. The south-west room has geometrical
patterned ceiling with oakleaf and bay wreaths, and rosettes and altered
figures at corners. The north-west room has irregular bolection moulded
panelling, the ceiling has a central circular panel and square outer panels
containing coats of arms of Gorges and Hilliard. The staircase hall has a
panelled dado, the staircase has a pulvinated frieze, moulded risers and
moulded handrail, twisted balusters and square newels. The upper landing
is panelled to above dado level and is pedimented to the three sides with
pilasters and cornice. The tympana to the left and right have painted motifs
representing the arms of Hilliard and Gorges, the third tympanum has an
escallop and swags. Each room on the first floor retains its plastered
ceiling with various geometrical patterns enriched with acanthus, floral
and foliage motifs and cherubs and putti, each room being of a different
design. The attics and bedrooms retain some stone bolection moulded fire-
places and some panelling. (RCHM, Vol 3, p 59; BoE, p 130).


Listing NGR: SO4960563841

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