Redfants Manor

Redfants Manor is a house dating back to the 15th century, with significant extensions built in the mid-16th century and alterations in the 20th century. The house is constructed of timber framing and plaster, along with red and blue brick in English bond, and has a roof of handmade red clay tiles. It comprises a two-bay hall facing east, a three-bay crosswing to the left, and an external stack extending beyond. A two-storey, jettied porch fronts the right end of the hall, with a stair tower at the rear. The rear wall of the hall retains exposed timber framing. A mid-16th century brick extension forms a second hall range and a further two-bay crosswing with an external stack. Single-storey extensions have been added to the right and rear of this later brickwork.

The timber-framed section has 20th-century casement windows on the ground floor and 3 on the first floor, one located within a gabled dormer. The underside of the jetty on the left crosswing is underbuilt, and the porch features plaster coving beneath the jetties. The brick range demonstrates diaper patterns in flared brick headers, except for the gabled end of the crosswing and a plastered extension. A brick plinth has been rebuilt in Flemish bond at the left end. The brickwork features windows with four-centred arches, some converted into 20th-century casements. A doorway with a four-centred arched head has also been converted to a casement. The rear of the brick range features a converted doorway, a blocked window with a round head on the ground floor, and a window of three round-headed lights with chamfered square heads and jambs (now incorporated into a rear lean-to), along with a blocked square-headed window.

The original hall previously had a 16th-century brick stack, removed in the 20th century. It now contains a moulded girt at the right end and an inserted floor with exposed plain beams and joists. The left crosswing is reported to have a crownpost roof with four-way bracing, though the interior wasn’t examined. The brick range has a chamfered beam with step stops; on the first floor, a disused rear hearth with a four-centred arch, formerly plastered, is now exposed. The roof structure of the brick section is of heavy queen-strut construction, with chamfered purlins having step stops. A staircase with solid treads leads to the attic.