The Riddings

The Riddings is a house, originally a farmhouse, dating to the early 18th century, with significant additions and alterations in the 1786, 19th, and 20th centuries. Constructed of ashlar stone with a stone slate roof, the building has a former central staircase plan. It is two storeys high and comprises three bays. The central entrance features Roman Doric pilasters, an entablature with an open pediment, a twelve-panel door, and a round-headed fanlight. Ground floor windows were originally three-light mullioned windows, but the mullions have been removed and the windows were lowered in the mid-20th century to create French windows with leaded lights; a ground floor sill band is present. Upper floor windows include a central single-light window, and outer windows that were originally three-light mullioned, but from which the mullions have been removed and replaced with mid-20th century leaded casements. Chamfered quoins are visible, along with a molded eaves cornice. Gable end coping and gable end ridge stacks are also present. A lead rainwater head on the left-hand return is inscribed "J T 1786." At the rear, a chamfered surround to the entrance has a decorated lintel inscribed "W T E 1708," set within a 20th-century porch. The interior features a dog-leg staircase with stick balusters.