Description

DIDDLEBURY

SO48SE CORFTON
1943-1/1/31 Elsich Manor
12/11/54

II*

Manor house. C16 and later. Dressed and sandstone rubble;
plain tile roof with composition tiles to rear; 2 massive
brick external stacks, reduced to left, with 3 diagonally set
C20 brick chimneys to right. E-shaped on plan with advanced
wing to right.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; irregular fenestration, mainly
of C19 wooden 2-light mullioned windows with chamfered oak
cases; string bands; central gable with stepped 4-light
mullioned window with metal lattice glazing in chamfered
plastered brick surrounds. Studded plank doors to left and
centre right, in ashlar panels with string bands over. 2 and
3-light mullioned windows. Later advanced wing to right, of
stone rubble with plain tile roof; two 2-light mullioned
windows with lattice metal glazing, over similar mullioned
window. Studded plank door.
Rear: twin gable wings and smaller gable; various
lattice-glazed lights with plastered brick mullions, and
casements; plank door in chamfered case to centre left, with
brick and stone hood over; rubble stackbase with 3 diagonally
set C19 brick stacks to rear wing.
INTERIOR: south-east wing badly damaged by fire, 1976, but
retains some features, including 2 fireplaces with stone
lintels. C17 and C19 panelling; stone arch of former entrance;
chamfered ceiling beam; blocked fireplace; panelled doors;
wall-cupboard; C19 fireplaces; pierced splat balusters; winder
stairs.

Listing NGR: SO4916884029

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550527

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)