Rodber House With Gates Attached To South East Corner

Rodber House is a house with origins in the 18th century that has been remodelled. It features a local stone foundation and plinth, with a red brick and ashlar facade on the east side and a rendered south side. The roof is hipped and covered with Welsh slate, set behind a parapet on the east elevation, and there is a central brick chimney stack with a moulded stone cap. The house is two storeys high with an attic and consists of five bays. Architectural details include a plinth, a cill course, a cornice, and a parapet; there are 2-pane sash windows on the lower level and 6-pane sash windows above, all set within stone architraves that have keystones. The central doorway features an eared and heeled architrave with a keystone, topped with a pediment and fitted with French doors. At the southeast corner, there is a good pair of cast iron gates with heavy spear finials on the top and middle rails. A 20th-century extension on the north side is not included in the listing. The interior has not been seen and is probably altered. The house was rebuilt after 1730, likely for Simon Webb, a linen weaver, and possibly by Nathaniel Ireson. It was modified soon after 1839 and was reported to have been vacant for several years in 1904, when there was likely an early 20th-century restoration.