Rendcomb Manor

Rendcomb Manor is a large house, formerly marked as Lodge Farm on historical maps. It was originally built in the mid-17th century and extended in the early to mid-20th century. The house is constructed of limestone rubble with dressed stone quoins and has a stone slate roof with ashlar stacks. The original layout was ‘T’ shaped, with a stair projection on the north side; a rectangular extension added in the early to mid-20th century has created an overall ‘H’ shape. The house has two storeys, an attic and a cellar.

The south elevation features projecting gables to the left and right. The gable of the original 17th-century range is now covered in incised render. A two-story, 19th-century three-light ashlar bow window is present, with a 20-pane sash window on the ground floor, flanked by segmental-headed 15-pane fixed casements. There are segmental-headed 2-light casements to the first floor. A band separates the floors, with a stone balustrade above. Two, three and four-light early 20th-century hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casements are set between the two gables, and a single 2-light slate-hung roof dormer is also present. A double glazed door, dating to the 20th century, is set within an original roll-moulded surround, which has been restored at the top. The 20th-century range has stone-mullioned casements.

On the west elevation of the 17th-century range, the upper part of a 2-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casement is visible off-centre to the left. Ground floor windows, read from left to right, include a rectangular 6-light bay window with hexagonal and diamond leaded panes; a double-width entrance to the right with a small 2-light casement inserted where a window was previously blocked; stone steps leading to three 20th-century part-glazed doors with glazing bars; and remnants of a continuous string course running above the ground floor windows. The first floor and attic have two and three-light, double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods, one of which has timber mullions. The 20th-century range is in a Cotswold style, incorporating stone-mullioned windows. A gabled porch, featuring a reused early plank door with star-shaped studdings, is on the east side. Axial and projecting lateral stacks are present, with flat and roll-moulded coping and moulded kneelers. The interior was not inspected. A photograph, along with plans from 1913, showing the building before the addition of the 20th-century range, is held in the Gloucestershire County Records Office (reference RV 248.1).