Rodden Manor

Rodden Manor is a manor house dating to the late 16th century, with alterations in the mid 17th century. The centre block was originally truncated, with its ridge running at a right angle to the frontage. It has two wings, one on either side. The construction is of coursed and squared rubble, and the roof is stone-tiled. The facade is characterised by five gables, the central one timber-framed with plaster infilling and jettied. The first floor of this central section mirrors the style, with a moulded sill beam and two ornamental soffit brackets. Smaller dormer gables with copings are present on each side, and there are four restored brick stacks.

The house is two storeys and attics, with six bays. The windows are predominantly 2- and 4-light ogee-moulded stone-mullioned, with dripmoulds and relieving arches to the two windows on the right. The window openings in the right two gables are blank, while the left two gables have no windows. Attic, first, and ground floor windows in the centre bay are 3-, 4-, and 5-light ovolo moulded wooden mullioned respectively, with moulded sills on wooden brackets, except on the ground floor. A door opening is located between the third and fourth bays, framed by a moulded 4-centred stone surround, with a stopped label above and a studded plank door. Another door opening is present between the first and second bays, with a plank door.

The interior features exposed ceiling beams and some plaster friezes in a ground floor room on the right side. This room also has a fireplace with a moulded 4-centred stone surround, a moulded cornice shelf, and an ornamental plaster overmantel displaying the arms of the Horner family. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the manor was used as almshouses, and an addition was made to the left side during this period.