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Summary

Mid-19th century manor house. Stucco walls with slate roof, gabled on all sides. Rendered brick octagonal chimneys. Dressed granite detail. Victorian Tudor Gothic style.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1097202: WRAY BARTON

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record
• National Record of the Historic Environment
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SE/2/1
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 85038
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78SE16

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANOR HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1840 AD to 1849 AD (Between))

Full description

White, 1878, White's Directory (Monograph). SDV5814.

White's Directory for 1878 mentions a large Tudor mansion here, presumably the present ruins, which must have been abandoned or at least downgraded when the 19th century house was built nearby.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX78SE16, Plans and photocopied photographs included (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV280693.

Hughes, G. W. G., 1954, Moretonhampstead, 85-6 (Article in Serial). SDV314001.

This site is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Wercia or Wergi and was a separate manor from Moreton. In documents dating from 1238-1467 described asWrey and sometimes Wreycombe. In 1468 as Wrey otherwise Wreycombe.

Department of Environment, 1987, Moretonhampstead, 66 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337636.

Wray Barton. Manor house. Circa 1840. Stucco walls with slate roof, gabled on all sides. Rendered brick octagonal chimneys. Dressed granite detail. Victorian tudor Gothic style.
Central stairhall plan with the two main front rooms facing the garden, behind which is the side entrance lobby to the left leading to the central stairhall with kitchen and service rooms behind. Small room to rear left faces the entrance side. Three storeys. Two gables on each side originally. Asymmetrical two-window entrance side with central doorway and slightly projecting chimney stack with weathering to the right. Windows are 12-pane sashes with hoodmoulds above. Second floor window in left gable is pointed lancet. Stringcourse above second floor window follows line of gables. Slightly projecting granite 4-centred arched doorway with heavy roll moulding and arched hoodmould; stepped gable above. Diagonal buttresses on each corner.
Garden front at the right return is symmetrical with two canted three-light bay windows which originally had battlements. First and second floor windows identical to those on entrance front. Side opposite entrance is irregular wing with granite mullion windows.
Good interior with much original plasterwork and joinery which includes six-panel doors and staircase with curved handrail and curtail step, stick balusters and carved tread ends. Hall and landings have modillion cornice. Hall has central ceiling rose. Front room left has ornate moulded cornice and ceiling band of trailing vine and grapes. Panelled shutters to bay windows of both main rooms. Front room right has cornice and ceiling band and fireplace with eared architrave. Main first floor bedroom has simple moulded cornice (as do other first floor rooms) and fireplace with eared architrave.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Wray Barton Manor is depicted on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.

MORETONHAMPSTEAD SX 78 SE 5/103 Wray Barton - GV II
Manor House. Circa 1840. Stucco walls with slate roof, gabled on all sides. Rendered brick octagonal chimneys. Dressed granite detail. Victorian Tudor Gothic style.
Central stairhall plan with the 2 main front rooms facing the garden, behind which is the side entrance lobby to the left leading to the central stairhall with kitchen and service rooms behind. Small room to rear left faces the entrance side. 3 storeys. 2 gables on each side originally. Asymmetrical 2-window entrance side with central doorway and slightly projecting chimney stack with weathering to the right. Windows are 12-pane sashes with hoodmoulds above. 2nd floor window in left gable is pointed lancet. Stringcourse above 2nd floor window follows line of gables. Slightly projecting granite 4-centred arched doorway with heavy roll moulding and arched hoodmould; stepped gable above. Diagonal buttresses on each corner. Garden front at the right return is symmetrical with 2 canted 3-light bay windows which originally had battlements. 1st and 2nd floor windows identical to those on entrance front. Side opposite entrance is irregular wing with granite mullion windows.
Good interior with much original plasterwork and joinery which includes 6-panel doors and staircase with curved handrail and curtail step, stick balusters and carved tread ends. Hall and landings have modillion cornice. Hall has central ceiling rose. Front room left has ornate moulded cornice and ceiling band of trailing vine and grapes. Panelled shutters to bay windows of both main rooms. Front room right has cornice and ceiling band and fireplace with eared architrave. Main first floor bedroom has simple moulded cornice (as do other first floor rooms) and fireplace with eared architrave.
Listing NGR: SX7701684611

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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