Woodlands Manor

Heritage listing

Details ST 83 SW MERE WOODLANDS ROAD (west side) 2/89 Woodlands Manor 6.1.66 I Manor house. Chapel mid C14, hall block c.1370-1380 for Thomas Doddington, east range mid C15; much internal modification in C16 and C18; purchased by Matthew Andrews 1705, passed to Meyrick family late C18 and remained in this family until mid C20; major restoration by Revd F Meyrick-Jones from 1922. Limestone rubble, large flush greensand quoins, ashlar stacks, plain tile roof, replacing stone slate removed in 1888. Main east-west hall range with 2-storey porch; service wing at right angles to right, and chapel range set back, left, parallel with hall. A very complete late medieval small scale manor house brought back to its C17 state in the C20. South front has full-height 2-light cusped square hooded window and similar smaller 2-light without transom to right small gable stack, left, with finial; then moulded arched doorway under 2-light hollow chamfer to stopped hood in coped gable with cross-saddle to porch; small single light set high on porch return to left. Right is gabled end of service range in 2 storeys with 3-light casement to stopped hood at each level; coped gable to cross-saddle. Right return facing east, in 2 storeys with various 2 and 4-light casements, including small, 2-light at eaves level above moulded arched doorway centrally; to left is external eaves stack to short ashlar top and large gable stack to right; this north gable plain, but roof swept down to addition on right, facing chapel. Left of main hall range is, swept down roof and plank entry to single storey unit. Chapel block is 2-storey with coped gables and at west end a double ashlar stack with cylindrical terminals. East front has 3-light Perpendicular window over 2-light hollow chamfer mullion C16 window wit

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.