Manor House, Wykes Lane, Donington, Lincolnshire. £450k

It is listed grade ii* and is another rare 17th century brick house with fine interior plasterwork and early bolection moulded paneling. It does look rather like a barn conversion from the front.  It was for sale with more land and its out buildings originally, I don’t know if the outbuildings have now sold separately or if the whole is still available.  Still, you get nearly 5000 sq feet of accommodation as it is and a good sized garden.



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The early staircase is interesting, I wonder if the newel posts had finials to start with?  I think I might be tempted to find someone to carve  a couple of free standing pineapples to sit on top of them.

The early 18th century plasterwork looks in good condition and I quite like the way it is accentuated in green.  I think William and Mary style, tall camel backed, sofas and chairs in walnut or oak, with 
carved stretchers at the front, would look best in here, with a soft velvet upholstery, or tapestry.  The William and Mary revival pieces from the end of the 19th century and 1920s are fine and have acquired an antique air of their own, particularly where they are made of walnut, which ages quickly. But little original Queen Anne or William and Mary gate leg tables with braganza feet are cheap enough in the sale rooms and now is a good time to buy a burr walnut bureau. 


 




Would you paint the period paneling?  It would have been painted originally, either to resemble oak
or walnut or in drab, pea colour, perhaps.  I don’t like pine exposed, but in such a rural setting, it
would probably be easier to leave it as it is.


I like the two ‘four poster beds’ under the eaves. I like that shade of green that the curtains are.





The bathroom wall has been painted to resemble English 17th century delft ware, on a larger scale.  This works very well, I think. Perhaps as the bath is boxed in it could have some geometric, applied mouldings added to it, in order to complete the 17th century theme. 


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