Claydon House

Claydon House is a large country house located on the north side of the A417 in Lechlade. Originally built in the 17th century by Robert Bathurst, the house was later enlarged by G.A. Robbins in the mid to late 19th century and further modified in 1897 by F.W. Waller, who encased the west front. The exterior features incised render with a stone plinth and a slate roof that has an embattled parapet, with all verges coped with kneelers. The roof is adorned with scattered stone ridge stacks, some of which have diagonally set paired ashlar flues with moulded cornices.

The house consists of a large block with three parallel ranges of varying sizes and a long rear cross range, creating a loose U-shape, although the inner well is mostly filled in with smaller buildings. It is predominantly two storeys with an attic. The south front showcases three cross gables, each featuring a three-light stone mullion window with a square hoodmould. On the first floor, there are three similar four-light windows, with a coat of arms positioned above the central one. The ground floor includes a large square projecting porch topped with an embattled parapet, featuring a central moulded stone Tudor-arch doorway with a square hoodmould and carved spandrels, flanked by small single-arched lights, also with square hoodmoulds. There are similar two-light windows on both returns.

On the west side of this facade, there is a canted two-storey bay, while the east side has a single-storey bay, both topped with embattled parapets. Above the bay on the east, there are plain stone-framed sash windows. The range behind to the east has a deep projecting section. The west front primarily features two-light stone mullion windows with transoms, along with some timber framing and brick infill at the rear. The rear cross range, constructed of rubble stone from the 17th century, is a single storey with an attic, skylights, and a partially artificial stone slate roof, exhibiting altered scattered fenestration mostly with timber lintels. The interior is not accessible.