Rydal House

Rydal House is a 16th century building, altered in the 18th century, forming an L-shaped structure. It is timber-framed, likely with some brickwork, and finished with rough cast rendering. The roof is covered in old tiles with flat eaves. The main block features two 18th-century sash windows on the first floor and one sash window on the ground floor to the left. These windows are all four panes wide. An early 19th-century, elaborately painted rustic log surround with a pediment frames the doorway on the right-hand side. The return face to Church Street displays an overhanging upper portion with a small casement window on the first floor and an 18th-century four-pane window on the ground floor. The projecting wing, facing Horsefair, has a large, central sash window with five panes on each floor, and a two-light casement window to the left on the ground floor. A lean-to extension to the west incorporates a small five-pane window. The building is picturesque on the corner of Horsefair. Rydal House forms a group with numbers 5 to 13 (odd) and numbers 37 and 39 Church Street.