Devereux Court

Devereux Court is a house that likely dates from the 15th century, with alterations from the 17th century and late 20th century. It is timber-framed with rendered infill sitting on a sandstone base and has a concrete-tiled roof. The building has a hall and cross-wing plan, with the hall section consisting of probably three framed bays aligned east to west and featuring a large external chimney at the west end. The cross-wing is attached to the east end and likely has two framed bays, along with a larger external rubble chimney that has a rebuilt brick stack on its east side. The structure is part two storeys and part single storey with an attic that includes dormers.

The framing is mostly renewed from the 17th century and is very irregular, primarily consisting of four panels from the sill to the wall plate. The south gable end of the cross-wing has four rows of panels at the first floor level. The roof structure includes collar and tie-beam trusses with struts, and the truss at the rear of the cross-wing features two V-struts above the collar.

On the south front elevation, the windows are mainly 20th-century casements. The hall section has two large ground floor windows with transom lights and metal weatherings, two small 2-light windows at the eaves level, and two 20th-century gabled dormers with 2-light windows. To the right, there is a 20th-century timber-framed porch with a half-hipped roof, a 20th-century door with leaded side lights, and a glazed door. The cross-wing has two ground floor and one first floor window, all of which are 2-light casements with transom lights.

Inside, the hall section features an inserted 17th-century floor. The cross-wing is noted to have some original moulded ceiling beams and, on the first floor, an original stone fireplace with a shouldered lintel, diagonal shafts at the sides, and an embattled cornice. This building, and likely its predecessor on the same site, served as the manor house of Bodenham Devereux and remained in the ownership of the Devereux family from the 12th century until 1803 when it was sold.