Description

1.
5410 BISHOPSTONE LITTLE HINTON
Earlscourt Manor
(formerly listed as
Earls court)
SU 2483 9/1 26.1.55

II

2.
'L' plan. Mostly C17 and C18 with important earlier features. Completely modernised.
Two storeys, west wing with attic. Rubble, partly brick - C19 replica of half
timbering to east face of west wing. Stone tile roof, hipped to right. Squat
modern chimneys. South front, gable of west wing projects to left, a 2-light
window over door and three 3 light windows, modern leaded casements with modern
wooden lintels. West wing gable has 2 and 3 light oak mullion windows, some
original. Rear of west wing retains close studded timber framing with herring
bone brick infill, apparently late C16; ogee bracing; ground floor rubble.
Catslide to rear of 'east' wing. Bread oven projection to east.
Interior: Jacobean stairs with turned balusters and some contemporary panelling
in hall. Fine stud and plank partition to stair hall. East side has a fireplace
with bread oven.
On first floor of west wing are puzzling features relating presumably to a late
C16 timber-framed house: cf lobby with low Tudor arch doorway.

Listing NGR: SU2165985485

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26274295

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)