Building record MLI94995 - Aslackby Manor House, Aslackby and Laughton
Summary
Aslackby Manor House, Aslackby and Laughton
Type and Period (3)
- HALL HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1750 AD?)
- MANOR HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1660 AD to 2050 AD)
- TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Grade I listed manor house built in red brick and coursed limestone rubble with some timber framing. It has plain tiled roofs with stone coped west gables and ornate brick Dutch gables to the north and south, two gable and single ridge stacks and two with paired angle shafts. It is a notable example of Fen Artisan Mannerism. {1}
The building likely retains traces of the former medieval house in its west wing with evidence of an open hall. While the building itself is originally of medieval date it has been altered, expanded, and rebuilt through the intervening centuries. {2}
The building was subject to tree ring analysis recorded in a 2011 report {3}. The thirty five samples of extant timbers suggest the earliest timbers were felled in 1484 and were probably used to build the open hall and solar, and were reused in the roof of the present hall. At some point in the mid 16th century it appears a floor was added into the hall. A timber partition all was inserted into the hall range at some time in the early 17th century (1611-1636), and the east parlour in the present cross wing and the roof of the hall and solar were reconfigured into their current arrangement in around 1650.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI7345 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/5.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp. 107.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 08415 30413 (18m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASLACKBY AND LAUGHTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2025 12:18PM
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