Sydenhams

Sydenhams is a detached farmhouse dating to the late 16th century, with significant enlargement in the early 17th century. It was restored and extended in the 1930s by Norman Jewson, with further alterations in the later 20th century. The building is constructed of random rubble limestone with ashlar chimneys, and has a stone slate roof. The original layout was a north-south range with a cross wing added at the south end, forming an L-plan.

The south front has a three-window facade, with the outer windows being three-light, a single-light window above the central one, all with recessed, chamfered mullions and a continuous drip course to the ground floor. A central doorway has a chamfered opening, a gabled porch hood, and an eight-panel door. A central ridge chimney has a moulded cap. The east side has two parapet gables with cross roll saddle stones; a central stone water shute is located between them, and each gable has a single window. The left gable has a three-light ground floor window with a hoodmould extending from the south front, and a two-light upper floor and single-light attic window. The right gable has a three-light ground floor and upper floor window, and a two-light attic window, all with hoodmoulds. A single-storey outbuilding projects forward to the right and includes an attached stone mounting block with a kennel beneath. The west side features a projecting parapet gable end of the cross wing constructed in ashlar; a large buttress has a side access to the cellar opening behind. A two-window fenestration is present at ground and upper floor levels; the ground floor casements are 20th-century additions, while the upper floor and attic levels have single and two-light windows respectively, with a quatrefoil attic vent to the right. A gable chimney with a moulded cap is also present. A continuous drip course above the ground floor windows extends to the north side of the wing where there are single two-light windows to each floor. The main range continues to the left, incorporating an extension from the 20th century with a parapet gable end. Most eaves lack gutters, with rainwater being directed off the walls via drip mouldings.

The interior features plank doors with ironmongery by Alfred Bucknell of Waterlane, a fine panelled room by Percy Tanner incorporating decorative plasterwork, iron radiator grilles by Norman Bucknell, a Jacobean cupboard, and plank and muntin partitions on the upper floor. Outbuildings and two pairs of gate piers are located to the south.