MANOR HOUSE


Description:  The manor house occupies an elevated level site which over looks the High Street on the west side and Manor Street on the east. The house is a two and a half storey building constructed on a north-south alignment. The manor house was built in the 15th century, though there has been some earlier material found on the site which may indicate the presence of an earlier building. The original house consisted of a timber framed open hall to the north of the through passage from which it would be separated by a timber screen. To the south of the through passage would have the service rooms with a solar above. After 1600 extensive alterations were carried out, the timber framed hall was rebuilt in stone, the medieval walls were rebuilt and a stone porch was added to the front entrance. By the end of the 19th century the building was a good size farmhouse with eight bedrooms, a single parlour, a kitchen and four service rooms. The manor house is built of regular coursed limestone with 20th century plain tile and slate roofs.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

District:  EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Parish:  RAUNDS

Grid Reference:   SP99937294

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 499930, 272940

Period:  MEDIEVAL, MODERN, POST MEDIEVAL, 1100 - 1199, 1400 - 1499, 1600, 1800 - 1899, 1900 - 1997

Subject:  ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT, BUILDING, EXTANT BUILDING, FARMHOUSE, MANOR HOUSE, OPEN HALL HOUSE, TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: SP 97 SE 83
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-1127411

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England