Cretingham Lodge

A farmhouse, dating back to the 17th century, with a substantial addition from the late 18th or early 19th century. The original timber frame is now encased in 19th-century brickwork, displaying a colourwashed Flemish bond pattern, with a plain tile roof and lead flashings. The house is two storeys with attics, and a single storey with an attic. The main facade, which is symmetrical and from the late 18th or early 19th century, consists of three bays. The central entrance has a six-panel door with raised and fielded panels, flanked by pilaster strips and an open pediment surrounding a fanlight. Ground-floor windows on either side are Venetian windows, with central sashes of 3 x 4 panes and side lights of 1 x 4. The arched head of the central sash is divided from it by a fluted transon. The first floor has tripartite windows with central sashes of 3 x 4 panes, and above the front door is a sash of 3 x 4 panes. Three dormer windows, each with 3 x 2 panes and a small pedimental gable, are located in the attic. The right side of the house has three bays arranged in a near-symmetrical fashion. Ground-floor windows mirror those on the entrance front, although they are 20th-century replacements for late 19th century canted bay windows; the brick relieving arch of the right-hand window is still visible. A central window of 3 x 4 panes is positioned above, with a dummy window of 3 x 4 panes with a flat-arched head above it. Tripartite windows similar to those on the entrance front are located on either side of the first floor. A recessed two-storey outshut is situated on the right. The left flank features a ground-floor lean-to glasshouse and blocked windows on the ground floor to the right, with a three-light casement window to the left. Four bays are visible on the first floor, with the three right-hand bays blocked and a three-light casement window on the left. A service wing extends to the left, which has been refaced in 19th-century brick with random window placement. Inside, the 16th-century wing retains chamfered ceiling beams. The later 18th or early 19th-century wing has a three-flight open-well staircase with a ramped handrail, stick balusters, and a wreathed curtail. Later 19th-century fireplaces are found in the rooms.