Medieval Manor House Refurbishment, Cotswolds

A Grade I Listed centuries-old survivor of near dereliction, partial demolition, and many alterations, this ancient home required significant, sensitive and long-overdue attention.

Photographs by Pete Helme

Grade I listed Cotswold stone manor house with tall chimneys and gables

Oak wine racks and stone arched bays in manor house cellar

Dark green painted joinery and glazed screen in tiled service kitchen

Antique oak ice chest beside green glazed door in tiled scullery

View through green glazed door along stone flagged service passage

Boot room with dark green panelling, ladder and cast iron radiator

Butcher's block worktop and pendant lights in white tiled scullery

Kitchen with butcher's block island under stone arch and tiled walls

Wide stone arch opening into kitchen, with rug and flagstone floor

Kitchen island with pendant lights beneath carved stone archway

Oak trussed dining hall with long table and mullioned bay window

Oak framed open cloister walkway with flagstone path and lawn

Carved oak doors open onto timber cloister walkway with garden chairs

Oak cloister with arched timber frame leading to outdoor dining table

Stone bay window wing and timber cloister in manor house garden

Carved oak panelled screen with wooden staircase and antique chest

Great hall with arched oak roof trusses, long table and panelling

Leaded window in deep stone reveal beside carved oak gallery

Oak staircase seen through carved timber doorway in panelled wall

Studded Gothic oak door at end of stone passage, medieval manor house

Oak panelled room with carved stone fireplace and painted coat of arms

Painted heraldic crest above carved stone chimneypiece in oak panelling

Window seat with leaded casement set in oak panelled reveal

Fully oak panelled room with central window and built-in seat

Freestanding bath and oak vanity in panelled bathroom with timber beams

Bedroom with blue canopy bed, striped sofa and tall sash windows

Stone archway and classical statue in narrow upstairs corridor

Carved oak four poster bed beneath timber roof in panelled bedroom

Carved oak doorway opening into panelled room with stone fireplace

Pedestal basin between rustic oak posts in green panelled cloakroom

Dark marble roll top bath in green panelled bathroom with framed prints

Painted ceiling above leaded Gothic window and carved oak wardrobe

Hidden bookcase doors in dark green library panelling

Concealed bookcase door opening to bathroom with red bath and portrait

Red roll top bath beside green bookcase panelling and framed portrait

Attic bedroom with arched oak roof trusses and patterned wallpaper

Cosy wallpapered bedroom with low ceiling, wooden bed and lamps

Iron four poster bed and toile wallpaper in beamed attic bedroom

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