The Manor House and Twisted Chimneys

Heritage listing

Details BUCKINGHAM SP6933 CHURCH STREET 879-1/6/56 (East side) 13/10/52 The Manor House and Twisted Chimneys (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET (South side) Manor House) GV II* Manor house, now divided into 2 houses. Probably early C16, with C17-C20 alterations. Timber-framed with brick infill, plain-tile roof and brick lateral stacks. Hall range flanked by cross wings. 2-storey, 5-window range. 6-panel door to far right of main range with moulded wood surround and straight hood on scrolled brackets. Projecting bay to left, between door and large front lateral stack to left of centre of rendered brick with flat lead roof continuous with door hood and 12-pane sash window. To left of stack, alongside left cross wing, a single-storey extension of coursed rubble with flat roof and plain-tiled right side slope behind rounded brick-coped gable to front; leaded 2-light casement window to front with cambered arched head, similar 3-light window to right side and 6-panel, part-glazed door next to main range. Close studding to 1st floor of main range with rendered brick infill, 3-light casement to right and 1-light leaded windows either side of stack. Right cross wing of red brick to ground floor, which has 4-light leaded wood mullion and transom window. Close studding and red brick infill to 1st floor with large ogee braces from end posts to tie beam, 12-pane sash window to centre and 1-light leaded window to gable. This cross wing has been slightly extended to right side in brick with cat-slide roof and probably also to rear, which is in brick and projects to back of main range. Large lateral brick stack to right side has rebuilt flue with brattishing to base. Left cross wing projects considerably to front and has ground floor of coursed limestone rubble, close studding to 1st f

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.