Stretton House

House. Built in the early 17th century, with significant alterations in the early 19th century. The house is constructed of limestone ashlar with a plinth and coped gables. It features stone finials to the corners and a concrete tile roof with ashlar end stacks. The stacks have moulded bases and two and three flues diagonally set and linked by a moulded cornice. The house is two storeys plus an attic, with a three-window front, arranged in two flush-gabled bays. It is in a traditional Cotswold style, following a two-unit plan. A six-panel door sits slightly set back within a four-centred doorway with moulded jambs and spandrels. Five-light mullioned windows, with central, round-headed lights, are located to the left and right of the ground and first floors. Three-light mullioned windows with a central round-headed light are found in each gable, and there are ‘oeil-de-boeuf’ (bullseye) windows in the apex of each gable. A moulded storey band separates the ground and first floors, and the first floor from the attic. Hood moulds are above the attic windows. A sundial is present. A further original five-light cellar window is situated to the lower left, alongside a C19 five-light window to the left gable, with the original five-light cellar window below. The interior is said to contain a 17th-century staircase and panelling. Pevsner describes the house as an example of early imitation Cotswold style, noting that the original date is revealed by some minor inconsistencies.