Description

WHALTON WHALTON VILLAGE
NZ 1381
(North side)
12/163 Manor House with
attached courtyard
28.4.69 wall at rear
(formerly listed as
Whalton Manor House)
G.V. II -
House formed from Old Whalton Manor, C17-C18, and 3 attached cottages remodelled
and extended by Lorrimer in late C19, Whalton Mansion 1729, now a separate
residence known as West Manor House (q.v.) and a linking range of 1908-9, with
further internal remodelling, by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Mrs. Eustace Smith.
Squared stone except for 1908-9 part, ashlar with some rock-faced stone to rear
and original Manor, rubble with cut dressings; stone slate roofs. Plan: long
range fronting the road with rear wing near the east end.

South elevation 2 storeys, in 4 sections. 5-bay left end part is now West Manor
House (q.v.). Lutyens' link block 3 wide bays: plinth. Right bay has panelled
double doors under elliptical arch, flanked by half-glazed double doors under
raised lintels with stepped keystones; raised impost band. Three 18-pane sash
windows above with similar lintels, shaped aprons, raised blocks between and
sunk panels above. Bays to left each have tripartite window, with metal-framed
casments, beneath heavy canted oriels with moulded bases, small-paned sash
windows, moulded cornices and broader weather-boarded panels, above. Large
panelled and ornamented ridge and right end stacks. Lower 6-bay part to right,
former cottages, has 3 central French windows with fluted heads to doorframes,
and 12-pane sash windows. 5-bay part, original Manor, to far right has central
doorway in architrave with metope frieze and dentilled pedimented hood on
consoles; 12-pane sashes. Coped gables with moulded kneelers; stepped-and-
corniced ridge and right end stacks.

Rear elevation: entrance bay, with similar detail to front, flanked by quadrant-
shaped stair projections, rock-faced except for ashlar above a chamfered set-
back near eaves level. Semi-conical roofs; the whole reminiscent of an
Edwardian castle gatehouse. The projections are linked by a wall with a heavy
square coping and 2 gateways having piers with moulded caps, enclosing an oval
courtyard with stone setts laid in concentric fashion. To left, rear wing of
10 irregular bays with 12-pane sash windows.

Interior: 3-bay aisled groin-vaulted carriage entrance. Stone-walled baroque
entrance hall with Gibbs surrounds to doorways and large moulded fireplace,
from which a stone winder stair, with ribbed barrel vault, leads to a landing
and an added long gallery overlooking courtyard. On first floor anteroom has
deeply-coved matt black ceiling and windmap; circular bedroom (former dining
room) has high domed ceiling and is said to be a model for the Viceroy's throne
room at New Delhi. High-quality baroque-style woodwork throughout the Lutyens
section, and 2 bathrooms with impressive contemporary fittings. Further east
the Oak Room (former library) has Lorrimer frieze, and panelling said to be
from Benton Church.

Listing NGR: NZ1324281447

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Whalton Manor at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7990583

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)