Weald Manor

Heritage listing

Details SP3002-3102 BAMPTON WEALD 14/112 Weald Manor 12/09/55 GV II* Large house. East and north wings are late C17 in origin, remodelled and extended to quadrangular plan 1742. Much of interior decoration also dates back to c.1742. House refurbished and courtyard infilled c.1900. Coursed rubble limestone with ashlar dressings and parapets, the south front of better dressed stone, part rendered. Hipped roofs with stone slates to outer pitches and C20 tiles to inner pitches. Ashlar chimneys have rows of square shafts linked by cornice tops. 2 storeys and attic. East front is of 6 main bays with narrow chimney bays flanking centre in rhythm 2:1:2:1:2. Projecting plinth, semi-dressed quoins, coped parapet with string below and sunk panels in unmoulded architraves. 2-pane sashes of c.1900 with thick ovolo-moulded glazing bars, all in original moulded stone architrave surrounds. Chimney bays have small single lights with similar glazing bars and surrounds. Central windows all have rubble stone relieving arches. 3 hipped dormers are mostly hidden by parapet. Central doorway with double half-glazed doors in architrave frame. Fine C18 stone porch, possibly an addition, with Doric columns, cornice, pediment, and large urn finial. Porch has latin inscription on frieze, and later glazed infill with radiating fanlight. North front has 6 bays with similar parapet, sashes and dormers, but with building break between bays 4 and 5. First floor sash in bay altered to matching 2-light casement. West front has 5 bays of sashes and simpler parapet without raised surrounds to panels. Left bay altered, with door, C20 single light, and C20 port-hole window to stairs. Central wide door of c.1900, half-glazed, in C18 stone porch with entablature on Doric columns, octagonal stair turret and form

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.