Description

RUSHDEN BEDFORD ROAD
SP96NE (East side)
8/131 Manor Farmhouse
09/12/49 (Formerly listed as Manor
Farm)
- II

Farmhouse. Recut datestone ANNO/1606/E, and 1969 refers to restoration,
remodelled C18. Squared coursed limestone with C20 plain tile roof. T-shape
plan. 2 storeys. Main front has gabled wing breaking forward to left of centre,
with a 2-window range to left and right, of leaded casements under wood lintels.
Range to right has central C20 door under wood lintel. Range to left has C20
porch, with C18 2-panelled door, at intersection with cross wing. Return walls
of cross wings have leaded casements and C20 French doors to right side.
Datestone is alongside French doors. Gable end of cross wing is rendered and has
a C19 lean-to. Brick and stone stacks at ridge and ends. Right gable has leaded
casements Rear elevation is a 5-window range with one blank window, and one
sash. The other windows are leaded casements under wood lintels. Interior: study
in cross wing has full-height C17 panelling with moulded cornice. Room to left
has large open fireplace with bressumer and gun rack above. Ceiling beams and
some C18 plank and panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SP9622965939

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520022

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version