Description

SO 86 NW OMBERSLEY CP ACTON

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Acton Manor

25.12.52
GV II

House. c1600, restored mid-C20. Timber-framed, painted brick infill,
plain tiled roofs, two large external sandstone stacks at rear centre
and rear left wing with paired, star-shaped brick shafts, also external
brick stacks to right side elevation. H-shaped plan; hall of two
framed bays with two framed bay right cross-wing and left wing of three
framed bays, the rear end bay of which appears to have been partly rebuilt
in brick, encasing former external stack; two storeys. Framing four
square panels from sill to wall-plate, short straight braces in upper
corners, collar-and-tie-beam trusses with queen struts and V-struts
in apex. Front elevation: C20 windows and doors; central part has a
large, gabled half-dormer with 4-light casement and on ground floor two
2-light casements either side of central door; left cross-wing gable end
has three 2-light casements on both floors; right cross-wing gable end
has a ground floor 4-light casement and three first floor 2-light case-
ments. Interior: hall has cross-beamed ceiling and arched doorhead
retained in rear wall at right side, probably from former through-
passageway.

Listing NGR: SO8477967513

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26356337

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas