Manor House, 1742 to 1745
Sir Francis Vincent rebuilt the Manor House in plain brick; Sir Aston Webb added a loggia and porch in 1903.
Roofers in Stoke D'Abernon
Brick manor, flint lodges and old barns beside the Mole
Stoke D'Abernon sits on gravel beside the River Mole, with a rebuilt manor house, lodges of 1869 and listed barns. We study each roof here from ridge to gutter.
Stoke D'Abernon's roofs, from the Manor to the farm barns
Flint and brick lodges
North Lodge and South Lodge date from 1869: one of flint with stone dressings, one of patterned brickwork.
Listed barns at Lower Farm
Two Grade II listed barns stand beside Number 73, Lower Farm House, and Ashford Farm House is also listed.
Map of Stoke D'Abernon with Cobham, Oxshott, Fetcham, West End, Elmbridge marked around it.
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Stoke D'Abernon, by the River Mole
Cobham lies to the north-west, Oxshott to the north-east, Fetcham and Leatherhead to the south-east and the Bookhams to the south.
About 24.1 road miles east of Farnborough · Elmbridge Borough Council and Surrey County Council.
From ridge to gutter in Stoke D'Abernon
Stoke D'Abernon, the Mole record
Stoke D'Abernon's roofs: Surrey's change, Manor and barns
How Elmbridge and the 2027 change frame a Stoke D'Abernon job, what making a roof safe involves and what guides say it costs, what the Manor, lodges and bridges tell us, and what the conservation area and listed barns mean.
| No. | Chapter | The figure it turns on |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Elmbridge, 2027 and making a roof safe | Urgent repairs carry no cancellation right |
| 02 | A manor of 1742, 1869 lodges and the Mole | Manor House rebuilt in 1742 to 1745 |
| 03 | The 1979 conservation area and the listed barns | Designated 16 October 1979 |
Chapter 01 of 03
Elmbridge, 2027 and making a roof safe
| Matter | Position at Stoke D'Abernon |
|---|---|
| Planning authority | Elmbridge Borough Council |
| Building control | Elmbridge Building Control Services (EBCS) |
| From 1 April 2027 | East Surrey Council replaces Elmbridge and Surrey County Council |
| Flood map | Flood Zone 3 within about 250 m of the centre |
| Urgent repair you request | No 14-day cancellation right, regulation 28(1)(e) |
Stoke D'Abernon lies on the Mole between Cobham and Leatherhead, and its roof work is Elmbridge Borough Council's concern, with inspections carried out through EBCS. Elmbridge and Surrey County Council above it are both due to be replaced on 1 April 2027 by East Surrey Council, one of two new unitary councils for the county. Until that day nothing changes in how the services are run at present.
On the Environment Agency's map, Flood Zone 3 reaches within about 250 m of the centre. That zone concerns flooding from the river, so it matters to ground floors and insurance, while a leak through a roof is about the covering. Beside a river owners sometimes confuse a damp wall with a leaking roof, and the survey separates them by checking the roof from above, the loft from within and the walls at their base.
What making a roof safe means
Water coming through a ceiling calls for a different first move from a repair: stop the flow, then plan. Typical stop-gaps are a sheet over the damaged area, tiles re-seated or an outlet cleared, and we date and photograph each stage, which helps with an insurer, though no roofer can promise that a claim will succeed. Making the roof safe comes first, and the lasting repair follows once the water is out of the house.
The figure14daysof cooling-off that urgent repairs you request do not carry14 usual rightSource: legislation.gov.uk, Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 28
One consumer rule is worth knowing. A cancellation right of 14 days applies to many contracts signed at home, but regulation 28(1)(e) of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 takes it away where you invited the trader specifically for an urgent repair, as Citizens Advice also notes. We tell you that before an urgent job starts, and give you our written findings after it.
What guides say it costs
MyJobQuote's 2026 average for a roof repair is about £650, with call-outs at typically £150 to £300 and extensive storm work at £1,200 or more. Treat them as benchmarks. What a repair here costs turns on the height, the access and how far the damage extends; our single total comes after the survey. Our written total includes the scaffold and any licence it needs, so no second figure appears later.
Chapter 02 of 03
A manor of 1742, 1869 lodges and the Mole
Stoke D'Abernon in dates from the record
- 1742 to 1745Manor House reconstructed in plain brick
- 1869North Lodge and South Lodge built
- 1903Sir Aston Webb added the loggia and porch
- 1805year of the brick bridge over the Mole
Elmbridge's Conservation Area Statement says the Manor House by the Mole replaced an early Tudor timber house, of which fragments remain. It was reconstructed in plain brick in 1742 to 1745 by Sir Francis Vincent, and Sir Aston Webb added a columned loggia and entrance porch in 1903. A building with that history carries roofs of several dates, and a porch or loggia adds small roofs, often finished in lead, that join the main walls at their own junctions.
The lodges of 1869
The same statement dates North Lodge and South Lodge to 1869. North Lodge is a cottage of flint with stone dressings, and South Lodge is of patterned brickwork. A lodge roof is tight: a short ridge, a pair of verges, a chimney and little room for error. Flint and stone walls meet a roof at abutments where lead flashings are let into the masonry, and a flint wall is never a straight line, so the lead is shaped to the line of the stone.
Gravel beside a river drains well, but it does nothing for water running down a roof. Leaks here come from the covering, the flashings and the gutters, so the survey examines those first and then the underlay and battens beneath. Our lead roofing and lead work page covers how flashings and valleys are put right, and our pitched roofing page covers the slopes themselves.
Bridges over the Mole
The county history says the old road from Leatherhead crossed the Mole near the manor house by a wooden bridge built by Sir Francis Vincent in 1757 to 1775 and used only in flood time, with a ford for ordinary crossing, until the brick bridge of 1805. The detail shows how long the river has shaped the parish and its crossings.
An old roof often carries repairs from several periods, and each tells part of its story. We read the roof for those repairs, and write down which are sound, which are failing and which are only temporary.
Two building dates
1742 to 1745Manor House reconstructed in plain brick
1903Sir Aston Webb added the loggia and porch
The county history also records a medicinal spring on Stoke Common, Jessopp's Well, containing Epsom salts, which it called very powerful. Water runs through the village's story, from the Mole's floods to its wells, and a roofer's task is to keep it out of the buildings.
Chapter 03 of 03
The 1979 conservation area and the listed barns
| Designation | Where | For roof work |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area | Stoke D'Abernon, designated 16 October 1979 | Changes to the look checked with Elmbridge |
| Conservation area nearby | Cobham The Tilt | Confirm your address |
| Grade II listed | Ashford Farm House (NHLE 1030074) | Listed building consent |
| Grade II listed | Barn north-east of Number 73, Lower Farm House (NHLE 1192046) | Listed building consent |
| Grade II listed | Barn north-west of Number 73 (NHLE 1030107) | Listed building consent |
Elmbridge's own pages give 16 October 1979 as the designation date of the Stoke D'Abernon conservation area, and the national dataset notes that the same area query touches Cobham The Tilt. The council says it has 26 designated conservation areas, covering more than 2,000 properties. Any alteration to a roof's appearance inside one should be put to Elmbridge's planners before a price is written. Our planning permission for roof work guide covers what to ask.
Ashford Farm House and the barns
Historic England lists Ashford Farm House at Grade II, dating it to 28 May 1969, and two barns by Number 73, Lower Farm House, at the same grade, with eight listed buildings within 500 m of the centre. The council's consent is required for works that would change a listed building's character, and that sits apart from Building Regulations. Barns carry long, simple roofs, so our survey takes in the rafters, the purlins and the wall plates, not only the tiles or slates on top.
Old barns often shelter wildlife. Roosting bats are strongly protected in law, and GOV.UK counts roof repair among the works that may disturb them. The 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act makes intentional or reckless disturbance of a roosting bat an offence, while the 2017 Habitats Regulations criminalise damage to a roost whether or not it was meant. If droppings or staining appear, we pause and call you before anything is lifted.
The survey also notes how a barn drains. Long roofs shed a lot of water, and a gutter that falls short of its outlets floods the ground at the foot of the wall. Our gutters, soffits and fascias page covers the roofline, and each run is checked for fall and for blocked outlets before any new work is priced.
Whatever the building, we keep a record. Tile and slate sizes, ridge details, verges and the lead at flint and brick are photographed before pricing and kept in the survey file, so that a conservation officer, or you, can compare the finished work with the original. The stacks on farmhouses are checked on the same visit.
Little roofs, a porch for instance, raise a ventilation question. Approved Document C expects ventilation for cold deck roofs but allows that tiny ones, such as a porch canopy, may not need it, and it wants a draught seal that works on loft hatches. For a Webb-style porch we check whether the roof void needs air and put the finding in writing either way.
Urgent repairs, barns and bats: Stoke D'Abernon questions
How is a flint-and-brick lodge roof in Stoke D'Abernon repaired?
A lodge roof is short and tight, with a ridge, two verges and a chimney. Where it meets flint or brick, lead flashings are let into the masonry and cut to follow the uneven wall. We photograph each abutment, then repair the lead and the covering that have failed and leave sound parts alone.
Does Flood Zone 3 near Stoke D'Abernon's centre affect a roof repair?
No. The zone maps flooding from the river, while a roof leak is a weather and covering problem. The zone matters more for ground floors and insurance. At the survey we tell a roof leak from a damp wall by checking the roof from above and the walls at their base, and report both.
Could a Stoke D'Abernon barn roof hold bats?
A barn roof can shelter bats. The law protects them and each roost they use, and GOV.UK names roof repair as work that can affect them. Should droppings, staining or a bat turn up, we pause and ring you before anything is lifted, because damaging a roost is an offence under the Habitats Regulations 2017 even without intent.
What does an emergency roof call-out cost near Stoke D'Abernon?
MyJobQuote's guide gives emergency call-outs as typically £150 to £300, with extensive storm repairs at £1,200 or more and an average repair around £650 in 2026. Those are national benchmarks, not a quote. Our own figure is one total given after the survey, and the water is stopped before anything else.
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