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Latitude: 51.9247 / 51°55'28"N
Longitude: -2.6836 / 2°41'0"W
OS Eastings: 353088
OS Northings: 225352
OS Grid: SO530253
Mapcode National: GBR FM.NWH0
Mapcode Global: VH868.FWND
Plus Code: 9C3VW8F8+VH
Entry Name: Gillow Manor
Listing Date: 18 May 1953
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1214488
English Heritage Legacy ID: 399288
ID on this website: 101214488
Location: St Owen's Cross, County of Herefordshire, HR2
County: County of Herefordshire
Civil Parish: Hentland
Traditional County: Herefordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire
Church of England Parish: Hentland with Hoarwithy
Church of England Diocese: Hereford
Tagged with: Manor house
HENTLAND CP
SO 52 NW
3/55 Gillow Manor
18.5.53
II*
House. Late C14, partly rebuilt in C16 and C17 with mid- and late C20
restorations. Coursed sandstone rubble, sandstone ashlar and dressings,
timber-frame, Welsh slate roof and large external sandstone stacks. Roughly
square plan with small courtyard and projecting gatehouse to south-west front.
Cellar, two storeys and attic. South-west elevation has four parts: to the
left gable front with C20 oak mullioned windows of four lights to lower and
two lights to upper floor and a central doorway with a 4-centred head to the
cellar; between the gable front and gatehouse two square headed first floor
openings, beneath the right of which is a C14 unrestored traceried window
with a 2-centred head, label and two cinquefoil-headed lights; the embattled
C14 gatehouse to right of centre has a 4-light mullioned window to right of
which is a small square headed opening under a pent roof, archway is chamfered
with a 4-centred head; to the right of the gatehouse is a two-window front with
C20 oak cross-casements under a roof hipped to the right. North-east elevation
is much restored, to the left is exposed framing of gable front with timbers of
thin scantling and two openings undergoing repair at the time of re-survey
(November 1985) beneath tie-beam supporting queen-struts, collar and V-struts.
Interior has 4-centred barrel vault beneath gatehouse. Heavy ceiling beams
with chamfer-stops in hall to north-east range exposed since removal of partitions
noted in RCHM. Collar queen-strut trusses with V-struts to most of the roofs.
Late C16 open well staircase of four flights with moulded finials to newel
posts and splat balusters. Interior of room behind cinquefoiled window of
south-west range has a C15 statue of almost life-size man. Moat survives
around north-west range. (RCHM, Vol I, p 86-7).
Listing NGR: SO5308825352
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