Description

STEEP ASHFORD
SU 72 NW
9/25 Coachhouse to Old
Ashford Manor
23/01/86
GV II

Former coachhouse and stables, now a dwelling and garages. Early C19, with C20
alterations. Roughly-coursed malmstone walls with brick quoins and cambered
arches. Tiled roof with hipped ends, catslide along the north (roadside) eleva-
tion, 2 large tile-hung gables, central square turret with blind arcade and concave
roof. The inner (south) elevation is one and a half storeys, with regular fenes-
tration, now modified by garage entrances at the east side. Casements. French
door, with a roadside doorway having a canopy on brackets, rising above eaves
level. A flying bridge links the building to the Old Manor House, with tiled roof,
and tiled sides above a cambered arch, forming a gateway.

Notes: The Old Manor House, formerly listed as Old Cottage, has been substantially
modernised.

Listing NGR: SU7452125838

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26386782

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)