Bedfont House Woodward House

Bedfont House and Woodward House date to approximately 1740 and were built by Thomas Woodward. This is a Provincial Palladian town house, with a main block set back, and wings projecting to the street on either side, although the wings were altered in the mid-19th century. The main block is two storeys, with a basement and attic, and originally had five windows arranged as 1-3-1. Features include chamfered quoins, giant fluted Corinthian pilasters separating the window bays, a modillion cornice, and a balustraded parapet. The ground floor windows are square-headed, while those above are semi-circular, all with plate glass sashes. A flight of steps leads to the doorway, which has enriched Corinthian pilasters and a segmental pediment, with panelled double doors and a rectangular light above. Behind the parapet are three tripartite lunette dormers, and tall end stacks. The garden front is similar in style.

The rear elevation is constructed of random rubble with a cornice. The central windows feature moulded architraves and keystones, with some original glazing bars. A central doorway has panelled pilasters and an entablature, above a tall staircase window with a shouldered architrave. The parapet is ramped at the ends and centre, concealing a mansard roof.

The left-hand wing was heightened and refenestrated in the mid-19th century, now standing three storeys high and originally containing a single window. It has a two-storey centred bay with two sashes in keyed architraves above, and a tripartite window to the courtyard. A low-pitch slate roof is topped with corner balls. The right-hand wing is similar to the left, but two storeys high and includes a six-panel door with a drip mould, and a gable ball finial. The rear part of the building was originally one storey and an attic, likely stables, now with a Cotswold stone roof and four gabled dormers. There are two canted bays, one with a Gothic-headed window, and a rustic porch.