Information for record number MWA9467:
Bearley Manor, School Lane, Bearley

Summary The Manor of Bearley most probably dates to the 17th century. It is situated on School Lane in the village of Bearley.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, Threshing Barn, Timber Framed House, Crowstepped Gable
Period: Modern (1600 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bearley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
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1 Manor house, incorporating former farm buildings to right and barn, now garage, to far right at rear. Circa 1600 with earlier origins to cellar and later additions and alterations including 19th century stuccoing to front facade and 19th and 20th century rebuilding to rear, with extension to right 1950s; barn late 18th century to rear right. Main facade to garden front. Small timber-framing to left part with unpainted stucco front facade and pinkish-brown brick to rear, with plain-tile roof. Irregular plan. EXTERIOR: original two bays to left, projecting off-centre range is taller and has crow-stepped gable, and further range to right. Two storeys with attics, six window range. Off-centre entrance to taller range: glazed door behind Doric porch with frieze and dentil cornice. Mainly two-, three-, and four-light metal casement windows throughout; to ground floor left is a canted bay with four- plus four-pane French windows to centre and six-six sashes to sides; further eight-eight sash; above entrance a two-light casement with Gothic glazing; small inserted window to right range, first-floor left. Attic has fixed-light to left and casement to taller range. Further casement to left gable end. Raised parapet with copings. Roof hipped to taller range, otherwise gabled roof. To left end an external stack, otherwise ridge and rear stacks with cornices. barn at right-angles at rear right now has garage doors. INTERIOR: staircase to taller range is curved on plan and has stick balusters and wreathed handrail. Plank and six-panel doors. cellar has brick floor, believed to be Elizabethan. barn adjoining has queen strut roof.
2 The history of the Manor house dates back to the 16th century. Until 1545 the manorial property in Bearley is not described in any surviving document, but in 1576 it would seem that the property was sold by Bartholemew Hales and his wife Mary. The land in 1576 comprised a number of houses, seven yardlands barious closes and acres. The house changed hands fairly frequently in the 17th century. Records in 1695 show that the house consisted of a hall, parlour, room over the parlour, small room over the hall, further room over the hall, a room over the entry, the men's chamber, dairy house and mill house. This shows a medieval plan with the hall and parlour at one end and the kitchen at the other. The house was sold in 1952.
3 In 2016 as part of an evaluation the Manor house was assessed. The earliest part of the house was the east end which comprised two timber framed bays. The remainder of the house comprised multiple phases of brick rebuilds including the cross wing next to the timber framing, which has a crow step gable to the north. The cellar is brick vaulted. To the southwest end of the house are two brick buildings which appear to be a wash house and a stable. The latter of which joins a three bay threshing barn. The brick built barn has collars, raking struts to the principle rafters.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: The Coach House & open shed, The Manor House, Snitterfield Road, Bearly, Archaeological recording
Author/originator: Cook S
Date: 2016
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bearley: Appraisal, History and Action Plan, Present, Past and Future
Author/originator: Bearley Parish Council - Various Authors
Date: 2001
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Statuatory List
Title: National Heritage List for England
Author/originator: Historic England
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. 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 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 KITCHEN * A building or room where food is prepared and cooked. back
monument CELLAR * A room or group of rooms usually below the ground level and usually under a building, often used for storing fuel, provisions or wines. back
monument FACADE * Use wider site type where known. Only use term where no other part of original building survives. back
monument MILL HOUSE * The residence of a miller, often attached to a mill. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument THRESHING BARN * A barn usually containing a single, central threshing floor. back
monument COACH HOUSE * An outbuilding where a horse-drawn carriage is kept. 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 DAIRY * A building or group of buildings used for the making, processing, storing and selling of milk and other dairy products. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SHED * A slight structure built for shelter or storage, or for use as a workshop, either attached as a lean-to to a permanent building or separate. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM BUILDING * A building or structure of unknown function found on a farm. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. 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 WASH HOUSE * A building where clothes are washed. back
monument CROW * A multipurpose hut constructed from stone and turf, covering a square or polygonal plan. It has drystone walls and a slightly corbelled roof, usually topped with slabs. Can be either free-standing or embedded in a Cornish hedge. Particular to Cornwall. back
monument GARAGE * Use only for buildings which house motor vehicles. Includes garages for vehicle repair. For petrol sales use PETROL STATION. back

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