Listed Building record MDO8838 - Anderson Manor, Anderson

A manor house built in 1622 for John Tregonwell, and restored around 1912. It is constructed from brick with stone dressings on a flint plinth. The roofs are tiled. The house is of a double-pile plan with parallel roofs; the kitchen wing was added at the north west corner in the late 17th century. The main house is of three storeys comprising a symmetrical front with projecting gabled wings at each end.

Described and illustrated in Country Life. <1> Anderson Manor built on a modified E-shaped plan by John Tregonwell in 1622 has walls of brick with stone dressings above a plinth of knapped flint banded with square rubble. The main, south, front is symmetrical with an octagonal three-storyed porch at the centre and a projecting gabled bay of two storeys and attic at each end. In the later 17th century a service wing was added at the north west corner of the main block and this was extended westward, probably towards the end of the same century. In recent times minor additions have been made to the north west wing and the interior of the house has been extensively reconditioned. <3> Anderson Manor (name confirmed) is as described by (3) (See ground photograph). <5>

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Mar 14 2023 4:54PM