Middlethorpe Manor

Heritage listing

Details YORK SE64NW BISHOPTHORPE ROAD 1112-1/4/1239 (East side (off)) 24/06/83 Middlethorpe Manor (Formerly Listed as: MIDDLETHORPE Middlethorpe Manor) II House. Late C17 in origins with late C18 and mid C19 extensions; further extensions and alterations c1900 and C20. Stucco on shallow stone plinth with boldly projecting moulded timber cornice; hipped slate roofs with stucco stacks and three box dormers to central range. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window central range set back between 3-window wing to left, 2-window wing to right. Gabled porch projects in centre of central range between unequal sash window to left, 16-pane sash to right; on the first floor centre window is 12-pane sash, the outer ones tripartite sashes. Wing to left has sashes on both floors, one C20 2-light window on ground floor out of line with the others. Wing to right has 12-pane sash windows with stone sills to each floor, one on first floor a dummy. Right return: 2 bays, the left a full height semicircular bow. Ground floor of bow has French doors between sash windows: windows are all 12-pane sashes. INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM record the following. Ground floor: entrance hall lined with panelling in 2 heights; two fireplaces, one with brown marble surround and rococo frieze, the other with carved and enriched architrave. South-east room has fireplace of Corinthian pilasters. Staircase with moulded string, heavy turned balusters and foliated volutes at the foot of the stairs. First floor: landing has panelled dado and 3-panel doors. Some rooms in central range and C18 wing have original fireplaces and cornices. Rooms in the late C18 wing open off top-lit central hall. Mid C19 wing retains contemporary fittings. (RCHME: City of York: London: 1972-: 121). Listing NGR: SE6009548713 Legacy The content

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.