Description

WILCOT CHURCH END
SU 16 SW
5/142
Wilcot Manor House
4.6.52

GV II*

Manor House, early C17, C18 and later. Brick, with tiled roof.
Two storeys and attic. Central block of 3 bays with cross wings
both ends, and stair in right re-entrant angle at rear. Further
service wing on left. Main facade to west, remodelled mid C18 with
entrance in large glazed porch of c1920. Twelve-paned sashes early
C20 with gauged brick lintels, extended up at centre to form
residual flush key. Roofs hipped and tall panelled brick stacks.
Centre block and left wing have deeply chamfered cross beams.
Central hall saloon has interesting stone fireplace c1600 with
fascia carved with grotesques and foliage. Fine stair around well
with twisted balusters, extending to attic level. C17 panelling,
probably from hall, refixed on first floor landing. Main
reception rooms in right (south) wing have inlaid marble, and
marble and wood fireplaces of mid C18, possibly imported, also some
on first floor. The house is probably on the site of the Domus
Optima noted in Domesday Book, and later a manor of the Bishops of
Salisbury.
(VCH X 194)

Listing NGR: SU1397660790

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546693

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair