Description

DOWDESWELL -
SO 91 NE
4/25 Rossley Manor
23.1.52
II

Former farmhouse, then country club, now house. C16 and C20.
Coursed squared and dressed limestone and brick, stone slate roof,
ashlar stacks. Complex plan. C16, 'L'-shaped main body, many
Cotswold style gables added C20 particularly on west and east.
Large C20 extension incorporating courtyard on north. Mostly 2
storeys. South-facing buttressed facade largely as built but with
C20 extensions at right-hand end. C19 studded plank door off-
centre left. Irregular fenestration mostly 1, 2, 3 and 4-light
stone mullioned casements with stopped hoods and leaded panes.
Present entrance front on east, with 2-storey C20 gabled porch with
C20 plank door with cover strips within 'Tudor'-arched surround
with bag stops. Coat of arms of Coxwell-Rogers on gable above.
Two storey gables right and left of porch.
Interior: close-studded timber framed partition walls.

Listing NGR: SO9911519424

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590851

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings