Rydon House

Rydon House is a small country house built in 1822, as indicated by a date found in the roof, with a later 19th-century service wing. The house is constructed of stucco on brick, featuring brick stacks with plastered chimney shafts and a slate roof. It has a double depth plan, facing north, and is two rooms wide and two rooms deep. There are front rooms on either side of a central entrance hall, with stairs rising between the front and back left rooms. The rooms are heated by axial stacks. The service block, which is lower, is located at the west end, set back from the main front and projecting to the rear. It has a two-room plan with an axial stack between.

The exterior of the main front is symmetrical with three original sash windows; the ground floor windows have 20 panes, while the first floor windows have 16 panes. The central bay slightly projects above the central doorway, which features double doors with one upright fielded panel each. The fanlight above has a curvilinear pattern of glazing bars, and there are panelled reveals along with a flat-roofed porch supported by slightly moulded Ionic columns. A stucco flat platband runs across the front at first floor level, complemented by a moulded eaves cornice and parapet. The low pitch roof consists of two parallel roofs hipped at each end. The right front mirrors this style, with a four-window arrangement of ground floor 20-pane sashes and first floor 16-pane sashes. The rear is simpler, displaying an irregular two-window front that includes 16-, 20-, and 25-pane sashes. The service block features mostly 19th and 20th-century casements with glazing bars, although the front end includes a 20-pane sash.

The interior has not been inspected, but it is reported to include original joinery and other details. The owner claims that the date 1822 is inscribed on the roof structure.