The Manor House can be found on West street within Alford, Lincolnshire. Alford (pronounced Olford) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of about 3,500 people. ...
The house is owned by Alford and District Civic Trust Ltd which is a Registered Charity (No. 252330).
AlfordManorHouse was built, we suspect, by John Hopkinson in 1611.
The house itself is unusual in its construction: most properties of the period were built, using a wooden frame with wattle and daub infill, or with a brick infill, so that the wooden beams would be visible from the outside as well as from inside the property.
However, AlfordManorHouse was encased in brick, and the brick was not merely ornamental: it was tied into the structure of the building via wall plates and floor joists.
AlfordManorHouse was given to the town by Dorothy Higgins, whose Grandfather had once lived there.
AlfordManorHouse is the historic focal point of the town, along with St. Wilfrid's Church.
The ManorHouse was for many years the possession of the descendants of Sir Robert Christopher, whose effigy can still be seen in the chancel of St. Wilfrid's Church.
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