The Reddings

CLAVERDON

SP16SE LANGLEY ROAD 1457-1/5/37 (North side) 02/08/72 The Redding's (Formerly Listed as: CLAVERDON Reddings Farmhouse)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C16/early C17 with C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Lias stone plinth, timber-framing encased in brick with roughcast to parts and mock timbering, with renewed tile roof. Originally L-shaped on plan with massive ridge stack (rebuilt), with infill at right and extensions to left and to rear. EXTERIOR: one-and-a-half and 2 storeys, 3 window range; the upper stage to left is jettied. Central entrance with a part-glazed door in C19 porch; ground floor has 3- and 2-light casements, the latter under elliptical arch. Upper stage has 4-light, 2-light and 1-light casement windows. Ridge and end star-shaped stacks. Gabled roofs. INTERIOR, original range: inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam relates to massive ridge stack. Close-studding to interior wall at rear, beam to rear room has deep chamfer. Above main inglenook a fireplace with chamfered brick sides and chamfered bressumer. First floor has fairly extensive evidence of small, square panels of timber-framing. To rear wall (now interior) a jowled post. Roof has original chamfered purlins and rafters, collar-and-tie-beam truss with queen posts apparently interrupted by C16/C17 brick stack; gable end wall is timber-framed. Forms a group with Barn at The Redding's (qv).

Listing NGR: SP1921864331