39, The Causeway

39 The Causeway is a house that likely dates back to the late 14th century, with a 15th-century addition to the rear of its cross-wing and a 17th-century addition at the end of the cross-wing. The exterior is rendered, probably over timber-framing, with significant timber-framing visible at the end of the cross-wing on the right, featuring cross-bracing in the first-floor panels and rendered infill. The roof is covered with old plain tiles, and there is a stone-based brick stack on the left and a brick lateral stack on the right return of the cross-wing.

The building is two stories high and has a two-window main range, along with a five-bay cross-wing to the right. The main entrance is a two-panel door located to the right of the main range, which has a 20th-century wooden surround and a flat hood above it. To the left on the ground floor, there is an 8-pane unhorned sash window. The ground floor of the cross-wing features two 3-light wood mullion and transom windows. On the first floor, there is a horizontal sash window to the left of the main range, a 4-pane casement window to the right, and a 3-light casement window in the center of the end of the cross-wing.

Inside the gable end of the cross-wing, there is a braced crown-post roof truss, and the gable end itself has 15th-century cusped bargeboards. The right return of the cross-wing showcases large timber-framing with angled braces on the first floor, while the left return of the main range features a full-cruck truss and a projection for a bread oven. The interior has not been inspected but is expected to be of interest, as noted in the thesis "Smaller Domestic Architecture and Society in North Berkshire, c.1300-c.1650, with special reference to Steventon" by C.R.J. Currie from Oxford University.