Description

PIDLEY-CUM-FENTON B1040
1.
5140
(north side)
Fenton
Fenton Manor Farmhouse
(formerly listed as
Fenton House)
TL 37 NW 4/9 24.10.51
II* GV
2.
Early C18 farmhouse. H-plan. Red brick. Plain tiled roof with modillion eaves cornice
and small gable in middle. Tumbled parapet gables and end stacks. Two-storeys and attics
Band course between storeys. Symmetrical north-west elevation of five hung sashes with
glazing bars in flat, rusticated brick arches. Four similar windows at ground-floor
central doorway. Doorway with elliptical head, enclosed by shouldered architrave with
enriched frieze above. Flat canopy with moulded cornice carried on carved scroll brackets
and pilasters with recessed panels. Interior has closed-string staircase of three
flights. Turned balusters, square section newel posts and moulded rail. North-east
ground-floor room has raised panelling, moulded cornice and niche with half round head.
(RCHM Huntingdonshire Mon 5 p 204).

Listing NGR: TL3209879645

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17544276

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Recommended Books

• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990