Radwell House

Radwell House is a house, now divided, with a core dating back to the 16th century, but largely embodying a mid-19th century appearance. An 18th-century wing adjoins the right side, extended in the early to mid-19th century, and an early to mid-19th century wing is present to the left. Later extensions have been added. The house is constructed of red brick, which is roughcast, and has a tiled roof. It has a roughly “H” shaped plan with rambling extensions. The front has two storeys and originally presented a symmetrical seven-bay facade, set on one plane, in a 2:3:2 arrangement. On the ground floor, a central and right-hand bay feature French windows with squared hood moulds. The first floor retains small window openings dating from the late 16th or early 17th century in three central bays, which contain casements under squared hood moulds. The remaining windows are glazing bar sashes. A central entrance is marked by a cast-iron porch with a Greek fret frieze and wooden pendants supported by Doric columns. The roof of the main range is set back behind a parapet, suggesting a previous older front wall. Flanking this are hipped gables. The left return wall has steps leading to an entrance with a moulded doorcase dating to the mid-19th century. The right return wall has an external stack with tumbled brickwork at eaves level. A large rear stack, probably from the late 16th century, features a group of five octagonal shafts. Adjacent to this is a large gabled dormer with an oculus. A smaller two-storey extension sits between the wings, ahead of the main stack. Other extensions are of little architectural interest.

Inside the main range, an early 18th-century staircase is located to the right of the centre; it is a dog-leg, open-well design with barley-twist balusters.