Newton Manor

Heritage listing

Details HIGH STREET 1. 5190 (north side) No 170 (Newton Manor) SZ 0278 4/68 26.6.52 II* GV 2. Originally a farmhouse. The main block, probably C18, the facade refaced C19. To the north of this, an old kitchen block appears C17 - possibly the surviving part of an earlier house. South of the main block a former outbuilding has been converted to a drawing room and extended to the rear - mid C19. At the rear (west) of the main block is a later C18 kitchen wing, with C19 extension linking it to a large C17 barn, converted to a dining room in C19. The house is built of Purbeck Stone, with Purbeck Stone roofs. For some centuries the house and estate belonged to the Cockram family. In c1876 it was bought by Sir John Charles Robinson, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, who carried out considerable works. The main block has 3 storeys, and is faced with ashlar stone. It has a battlemented parapet, and stone chimney stacks with oversailing courses. The ground floor has an open stone portico, and 2 double- hung sash windows with diagonal glazing bars. The first and second floors each have 2 double-hung sash windows with diagonal glazing bars, and a central casement window. One dormer in the attic with hipped roof, and casement window. Over the outer doorway is the Coat of Arms of Sir Charles Robinson. In the porch are 2 Ionic columns, one surmounted by a stone dated 1673. The north block has been refaced in ashlar to match the main block. It is of 2 storeys and has a battlemented parapet. The ground floor has 3 windows, one originally mullioned, all now with casements. The south block, formerly an outbuilding, has one storey and attic. The roof is lead-covered and has a battlemented parapet. The ground floor now has a large mullioned window, and the attic has a half-dormer,

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.