Building MPM952 - Drayton Manor

According to White's 'History, Gazetteer and Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight' published in 1878, Drayton Manor was built in 1872 by a Miss Secker 'on the site of the old Manor House' [1]. The present building was built on the site of the farmhouse to Lower Drayton Farm which is marked on the 1870 ordnance survey map as Lower Drayton [2].

The ordnance survey maps published between 1898 and 1952 show a building approximately twice the size of the current house, suggesting the western half was demolished at some point post-1952. [3-6]

It has been suggested by C.R. Davey in an article in the Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeology Society that Drayton Manor may have been built on the site of Beamonds House, a 16th century house belonging to the Pound family, owners of the manor of Beamonds. However, there are no historic sources e.g. maps or plans, which show or state where the house was located. [1]



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Flint faced house with tall red tiled roof, gables above windows, and prominent chimneys. West side is much plainer rendered elevation. Tiled porch with gothic doorway. A former western part of house was demolished. Built 1850/70. [7]

<1> Davey, C R, 1989, Drayton and Beamonds in Farlington Parish (Bibliographic reference). SPM461.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870, Ordnance Survey Map 1870 (Map). SPM282.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1898, Ordnance Survey Map 1898 (Map). SPM265.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1910, Ordnance Survey Map 1910 (Map). SPM266.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1932, Ordnance Survey Map 1932 (Map). SPM354.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1952, Ordnance Survey Map 1952 (Map). SPM67.

<7> Portsmouth City Council, 2011, City of Portsmouth Local List of Buildings (Bibliographic reference). SPM37.