Lower Radway House And Little Radway

The building comprises a house and cottage, likely with origins in the 16th or 17th century, and a rear addition potentially from the 18th century, with subsequent interior alterations. It is constructed of stone rubble, whitewashed and rendered, with a slate roof that was thatched until around 1950. The building has end stacks, including a front lateral stack with a brick shaft. The original plan may have been a three-room, through-passage layout, with the lower end on the left, now forming the separate cottage, Little Radway. A rear left service wing and further rear rooms are under a lean-to roof. The original passage has been widened to the rear to allow access to service rooms incorporating a new staircase. The exterior has an asymmetrical five-window front, with a gabled two-storey porch featuring porch benches. The windows are predominantly modern timber windows with glazing bars, with a pair of small pointed windows to the porch returns. The right-hand room of Lower Radway House retains chamfered step-stopped crossbeams, suggesting 16th or 17th-century origins. The fireplace associated with the lateral stack is likely an 18th-century rebuilding, featuring a slightly chamfered timber lintel. A stone-paved floor is present in the entrance passage, probably extending elsewhere on the ground floor. The left-hand room has a rebuilt fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel; the interior of Little Radway was not inspected but may contain early carpentry. Visible principal rafters in the roof, located upstairs, are straight and of substantial size, likely dating to the late 17th or 18th century. The house is situated roadside, and retains traditional characteristics.