Description

WITCHAMPTON
ST 90 NE WITCHAMPTON VILLAGE

4/126 Ruins of former manor
house (formerly
listed as "The
18.3.55 Remains of Abbey
Buildings together
with Pigeon House
approximately 75
yards to west")

II

Ruins of former manor house. C13 origin. Flint and rubble walls with ashlar
dressings and some brick patching. The front wall, and fragments of the side
and rear walls only survive. Originally of 2 storeys, with solar on left and
hall on right, both at first floor level, on undercrofts. Large archway right
of centre, with brick segmental arch, and brick patching over. One original
and 2 added buttresses. On first floor of hall, remains of 2 lancets.
Remains of larger window in solar. In hall undercroft, one rectangular window
opening. At rear of solar block, small section of wall standing, with remains
of window at upper level. In poor repair. Scheduled Ancient Monument. No.
M.136 (R.C.H.M. Monument 2. Dorset Vol V). Note: The Pigeon House. Ref
15/8 included in the original listing description, has been demolished).

Listing NGR: ST9907206338

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26448424

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Recommended Books

• 
  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
• 
  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)