Aspendale

Aspendale is a timber-framed and brick house dating from the 17th century, with later alterations including a substantial 20th-century extension.

The original 17th-century fabric consists of square timber framing, which has been added to with brick alterations and extensions. The building is roofed with modern tiles.

The structure has an irregular plan comprising two parallel rectangular ranges aligned north-south. The original timber-framed range sits to the west and projects forward from the 20th-century eastern range. The two ranges are connected by a 20th-century central bay.

The building now stands as a one-and-a-half to two-storey structure. The south and west elevations of the original range display square panels and V-struts, with the southern gable showing three rows of square panels. The western elevation contains three ground-floor windows and three attic dormers above. At the rear, the northern gable retains timber-framing above the tie-beam, with brick below and a projecting 20th-century stack. The east elevation of the original range is brick-built; the central portion now adjoins a 20th-century single-bay extension containing the entrance, which connects to the north-south aligned 20th-century range to the east. The building has modern tile roofing throughout and 20th-century timber casement windows.

Internally, the original building retains exposed timber-framing on the ground and first floors. The ground floor comprises two rooms: a dining room to the south and a large living room to the north. The dining room contains a large chamfered bridging beam aligned east-west with north-south aligned joists above. The living room has a similar chamfered beam aligned north-south, a large fireplace, and an inserted door in the north elevation. The original winder stair has been replaced by a modern staircase within the modern extension. The attic retains original roof timbers beneath the modern roof structure.

The house appears on the first edition (1885) Ordnance Survey map with a rectangular north-south aligned plan within its own narrow plot, set back from the road with orchards to the east. The building's plan remained consistent throughout subsequent historic maps until a series of 20th-century extensions were constructed to the east, and the building was truncated to the north and south.

Aspendale was designated Grade II in 1984. At that time, the list description recorded one 20th-century extension to the rear containing the entrance. A further extension was built to the east of the 17th-century building after 1984, undertaken with Listed Building Consent.

The house is designated Grade II as a good example of a 17th-century timber-framed house retaining considerable historic fabric of architectural interest.