Lea Head Manor

Heritage listing

Details SJ 74 SE MAER C.P. ASTON LANE (off north-east side) 5/90 Lea Head Manor (formerly listed as 2/12/52 Lea Head) II* House. Late C17, date B carved over door, later additions 16 W S 71 and alterations,mostly of 1920's Timber framed with plastered brick infill on chamfered dressed sandstone plinth, plain tiled roof with decorated bargeboards and finials. Originally roughly 'L'-shaped with a range at right angles to rear on left; C20 additions also behind to right. 2 storeys and attic; cellars. Framing: close-studding with cross rails to each floor, continuous jetty to front, supported on carved brackets, carried around left-hand gable end (the right-hand one is now brick clad but was also formerly jettied); short tension end braces. 4-window front; slightly bowed leaded casements supported on carved brackets, probably mainly original but much repaired, allof 4 lights except the outer ones on ground floor which have 5; 3 gabled dormers in roof slope also with 4-light leaded casements, carved corner brackets, scroll-decorated bargeboards and pointed finials; massive sandstone stack with moulded capping and 4 round shafts to left of central doorway, now with C20 iron-studded door. Short range at right angles to rear on left also with 2 storeys and attic; rectangular panels, 4 from cill to wall plate, long straight tension braces; decorated bargeboard and pointed finial, C20 leaded casements; the C20 extensions to right are also timber framed with painted brick infill in imitation of the earlier work. Interior: contains many features of interest; late C17 staircase in short range to rear has 4 flights to attic, pierced carved splat balusters, ball-shaped finials and a dog gate; oak panelling in left- hand ground floor room with cupboards inset into the wall, flanking th

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.