Standon Lordship West, And Standon Lordship East (On West Back Of River Rib 1 Kilometre South Of Standon Village)

Standon Lordship West and Standon Lordship East are a pair of country houses located on the west bank of the River Rib, approximately one kilometer south of Standon village. Built between 1540 and 1546 for Sir Ralph Sadleir, the property features a strapwork stone plaque inscribed with '1546' near the entrance. Originally a Tudor courtyard house, it was extended around 1872 by John Thorpe for the 2nd Duke of Wellington and underwent extensive renovations following a fire in 1927.

The buildings are constructed of red brick, showcasing remnants of diaper work and traces of plastered surrounds around the window openings. The rear displays 19th-century half-timbering with diagonal red brick nogging, topped with old red tiled roofs. The current structure includes the western range, a gateway arch, and other fragments of the significant 16th-century courtyard house, where Queen Elizabeth I stayed for three days in 1561.

A notable feature of the property is the arrangement of four newel staircases situated in semi-octagonal turrets flanking the entrance gateway. The lower courses of two turrets remain at the front; one is capped off, while the other has a bay window on the right. The wide four-centred archway consists of three moulded orders with a dripmould, all retaining remnants of plaster facing.

To the right of the archway, the two-storey and attic section is original, featuring two gables with moulded brick copings, stumps of former pinnacles, and original chimneys with tall diagonal shafts. On the left side of the archway, Standon Lordship East is a carefully detailed 19th-century building constructed with old materials on the original footings of the west range and northwest turret, featuring mullioned timber windows in rectangular openings.

In the garden, there are remains of the northern, eastern, and southern ranges, with semi-underground service rooms to the hall in the southern range, which are blocked up with hollow chamfered openings. The interior is reported to contain several stone moulded fireplaces with carved spandrels and four-centred arched openings.