Information for record number MWA9426:
Kingswood Manor House, Rowington

Summary A timber framed house which may have been rebuilt in the late 1500s although one of the ceilings in a downstairs room dates to the early 1500s. It is situated at Kingswood.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, Timber Framed House, House
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A timber frame and brick house raised on a high brick footing. The property once formed part of the Baddesley Clinton estate and was probably altered considerably in the 17th century by Edward Ferrers who died here in 1633. The double gables may have been added at that time. There is a central chimney stack and two rooms have stone mantels. The dining room has early 16th century moulded ceiling beams which divide the ceiling into twelve compartments. It is marked as building No. 32 on the 1550 - 1650 map in this book.
2 Henry Ferrers, who purchased Kingswood Manor in 1596, probably rebuilt the house, but the moulded ceiling-beams in the north angle room of the ground floor are of early rather than late 16th century date and have masons joints where they intersect. The house is built of square framing with a pair of gables in the front: the foundations and infilling are of brick.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: From Hroca to Anne being a 1000 years in the life of Rowington
Author/originator: Joy Woodall
Date: 1974
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE * A house constructed with a basic timber framework; between the members are panels which can be infilled with timber, wattle and daub, plaster, brick or other materials. back
monument CHIMNEY * Chimney used on an industrial or commercial site. back

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