Rodbourne House

Rodbourne House is a detached house with a probable late 17th-early 18th century core, significantly altered in 1859 for Sir Hungerford Pollen. The house is constructed of squared and coursed rubble with brick and stone dressings, ashlar copings, and concrete tile gabled roofs, featuring tall triple stacks of brick and stone laid in bands. It is arranged around an irregular plan, with original ranges facing south and south-west, and 19th-century additions to the north and north-east.

The north front presents two distinct elements: a four-storey tower with a pyramidal roof positioned to the left of a three-storey 19th-century section, and a two-storey and attic block to the right with an advanced canted front. The 19th-century section has ovolo-moulded cross-mullion windows with tall nine-light openings. The earlier section to the right includes a three-light French window on the ground floor, a sixteen-pane sash window above, and two gabled dormers, along with rusticated stone quoins. A doorway with a part-glazed door is located to the right of the 19th-century section.

The interior is reportedly fine, with an Arts and Crafts staircase, although it was inaccessible during a recent survey. The Hungerford Pollens were associates of the Pre-Raphaelites, and the novelist William Thackeray is said to have stayed at the house.