Description

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SE 54 NW BILBROUGH MAIN STREET

2/134 Bilbrough Manor

II

Country House. 1902. Built for Guy Thomas Fairfax by Temple
Moore. Brick with rough cast render and ashlar dressings, with
plain tile roofs and 13 chimney stacks. Ashlar coped gables with
kneelers and ball finials. 2 storey. South, garden front 11
windows with single gables at either end. Off centre doorway with
moulded ashlar surround and 12 panel door with to right a 2 light
mullion window, both topped by a large coat of arms in a sunken
panel. This coat of arms to the Fairfax family comes from the
earlier house and is 1595. To the left a pair of cross mullion
windows, then a triad of 3 light cross mullion windows and a
single cross mullion window beyond. To the right a pair of
similar windows with 3 single similar windows beyond, then a
further pair of cross mullion windows, that to the left with an
inserted glazed door. Beyond 2 altered windows, a filled round
arch and a further altered window. Above 4 central single cross
mullion windows with to the left a pair of similar windows then
2, 3 light cross mullion windows and beyond a gabled 4 light
similar window and a small fixed light. To the right a pair of
tall cross mullion windows, then a single similar window and
beyond a pair of tall cross mullion windows in the right gable.
The east front has a central round headed niche with stone seat
and a raised step. To the left a pair of 3 light cross mullion
windows, and to the right an altered 4 light similar window, and
beyond a single similar window. Above a single gable dormer with
a 4 light mullion window. The north entrance front has a 4 gabled,
front with an off-centre projecting 2 storey porch with a 4
centred arched opening with above a C17 coat of arms to the
Fairfax family and above a pair of cross mullion windows. To the
left a continuous 2,3,3 and 2 light cross mullion window and
beyond a 4 light mullion window. Above 2, 3 light cross mullion
windows, and a further cross mullion window beyond. To the right
a pair of similar windows and a single window beyond, then a
single storey extension. Above 2, 3 light mullion windows and a
3 light cross mullion window and a small window. Interior retains
many original features including panelling and fireplaces, the
staircase has square newels and turned balusters. The hall has
marched arcade with keystones and a 4 centred-arch fireplace.

Listing NGR: SE5296546418

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26602948

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