Little Clarendon

Little Clarendon is a detached house dating to the late 16th century, with alterations from the 17th century and restoration work in the early 20th century by George Engleheart. The house is constructed of rubble stone with a tiled roof, featuring hip detailing to the left and diagonally-set stone stacks. Originally a hall house, it now comprises a central range and a cross wing. The two-storey and attic main block has a four-window front. A two-storey gabled porch is located to the left of the centre, containing a Tudor-arched doorway and a pointed, moulded inner doorway. It has single lights to the side walls, an upper floor with a two-light ovolo-mullioned casement, and a square sundial above. The ground floor to the left features a three-light ovolo-mullioned casement with a hoodmould, and a four-light version to the right, also with a hoodmould. The first floor has raised stone eaves and a three-light mullioned casement with a hoodmould. The cross wing to the right has a two-light mullioned casement facing west. Its front has four-light mullioned casements to both ground and first floors, a three-light mullioned casement to the attic, and a blocked light above. The left return has a four-light ovolo-mullioned casement to both ground and first floors. A single-storey wing to the rear has a leaded casement and a two-light mullioned casement. A 1920s attic dormer with leaded casements is also present. The rear of the east wing features two-light ovolo-mullioned casements with hoodmoulds across three floors, along with a square stair turret with two-light mullioned casements and a gabled roof attached to the west side. The rear of the main range includes a Tudor-arched doorway and a four-light mullioned casement to the hall, and a three-light version to the first floor. To the west, a single-storey wing was rebuilt in the 1920s, incorporating chamfered mullioned casements and hipped dormers to the attic, with leaded casements to the north gable.

The interior includes access from the porch to a hall featuring a deep chamfered beam with stepped stops, a Tudor-arched stone fireplace, and wainscot panelling to dado level. A wainscot panelled door to the dining room has an arabesque-carved frieze to its architrave. The east room has moulded cross beams and a Tudor-arched stone fireplace. The north-east study in the wing has a deep chamfered beam, and there is a newel staircase with chamfered square newels within the turret. The first floor has Tudor-arched stone fireplaces in the bedrooms, and doors with four or six fielded panels. A good wainscot panelled door leads to the attic, featuring a rosette frieze. A four-bay collar roof is found over the main range, likely dating to the 17th century. It is believed the house was altered in the late 17th century, including the raising of the eaves. The house was acquired by Henry Hayter in 1697, who had previously resided at Clarendon Park. George Engleheart, a daffodil grower, purchased the house in 1901 and developed new bulb varieties whilst at Little Clarendon.