Morley Manor

Heritage listing

Details TM 09 NE MORLEY DEOPHAM ROAD (north-side) 9/59 Morley Manor (Formerly listed as Manor Farmhouse) 2.10.51 II* Former manor house. Early C17 thoroughly refurbished in the early C18. Underbuilt timber frame mainly rendered with some weather-boarding on east wing. Plaintiled roofs. Symmetrical U plan incorporating barn as east wing. 2 original stair-outshuts to side and rear and an C18 stair-outshut to rear. 2 storeys with attics. C18 heightened main facade with a panelled central front door with a pedimented doorcase with quadrant Doric fluted jambs. Interesting bay rhythm (a,b,a,a,b,a,b,a,b,a,a,b,a) of sash windows (a) with glazing bars. 3 windows blind and painted. Moulded string- course and coved cornice. C18 brick stair-outshut to rear with an elaborate moulded and dentiled cornice. Off-centre axial stacks to main and west wings and one external stack to rear of main wing. One original winding stair from first floor to attic with a facetted newel. Jowled wall posts, arch-braced ties and collar and butt-purlin roofs. Part of window bay of timber frame uncovered with ovolo-cum-ogee moulded reveals. Fine C18 staircase with irontwist balusters and scrolled tread-ends. C18 doors throughout with raised and fielded panels. Very fine coved recess with carved shell at base of semi-dome, fluted pilasters and elaborate spandrel carving. Listing NGR: TM0544699429 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 226534 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.