Listed Building record MDO43729 - Manor House, Rampisham

C17 house with earlier work.

[ST 56180225] Manor House [GT] (1)

Manor House. This was largely rebuilt early in the 17thc., but perhaps incorporates a rather earlier building on the N. internally remodelled in the 19thc. There are modern additionsin the E. and N.W.
The S. end of the house has a small dial with the date 1608. Inside, the S.W. room has an overmantel made up of 17thc screen fragments, mentioned in Hutchins. A number of 14thc slip tiles have been found near the house, including the shields-of-arms of Bryan (2). The manor is mentioned in Domesday. From the times of Hen. III to Ed. III the manor belonged to the Paynels, but by 24 Ed. III
it had passed to the Bryans until at least the reign of Rich. II. From 34 Hen. VIII the Stawles and Bampfields had the manor.
"Near the church is a large mansion-house once inhabited by the Bampfields or the Laurences their lessees"(a) (3)

The house is still called the Manor House (a) The house is of stone with a tiled roof. It is in good
condition, but many of the mullioned windows, particularly on the S.W., appear to be modern replacements. A small porch on the N.W. face has an original archway, and may have been the main front of the house originally. (4)

No change. A large and outstanding house. See G.P. (5)

The Manor House
Grade II
Manor House. Early C17, remodelled internally late C19, and with early C20 additions on the east and north-west. Rubble-stone and dressed stone walls with ashlar quoins. Roman tile roofs, hipped. Stone and brick stacks on south ridge, and brick on north-west wing. Two storeys and attics. Entrance front, 3 windows then north-west range, 2 storey porch, gabled, left of centre. Mullion-and-transomwindows, mainly of 4 lights, with separate labels over the ground floor windows. Iron casements, leaded. Porch entrance has a depressed-arch head with separate label over. Plank door inside. South elevation: 5 windows, also of mullion-and-transom type, with 2-light windows over. C20 dormers inserted on the north and south elevations. Depressed-arch doorway at centre, with separate label over. High up on this wall is a small round dial, dated 1608. Interior: completely remodelled, late C19. South-west room has an overmantel made up of C17, fragments from the former screen mentioned in Hutchins; it has a frieze with fruit and swags; there are fragments from the same source in the north-east room. Both rooms have panelled C17 doors with elaborate enrichment over the doorways and scrolled cresting.
Fragment of early C16 glass with a red rose and a number of C14 slip-tiles found near the house and including shield-of-arms of bryan. (6-7)

No change. (8)

Department of the Environment, 1985, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset (Parishes of Batcombe, Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Frome St Quinton, Hooke, Rampisham, Sydling St Nicholas and Wraxall), 63 (Scheduling record). SDO16377.

<1> Hutchins, J, 1774, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 1st edition (Monograph). SWX2949.

<2> 1866, Hutchins History of Dorset Vol 2, 694 (Monograph). SWX2155.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.

[ST 56180225] Manor House [GT]

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 192 (Monograph). SDO97.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 26-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> Mrs E Boileau, 1955, Oral Mrs E Boileau 25.5.55 Occupier Manor House Rampisham (Verbal communication). SDO17941.

<6> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 18-NOV-71 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<7> McOmish, D S, Various, Field Investigators Comments DSM, F3 DSM 17-FEB-87 (Unpublished document). SDO16333.

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS71/F4/15 (Index). SDO14738.

MANOR HOUSE-EARLY 17TH C. WITH EARLIER REMAINS.

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS55/F147/6 (Index). SDO14738.

MANOR HOUSE AT RAMPISHAM FROM WEST.

<10> National Record of the Historic Environment, 195810 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 7 2022 3:51PM