Byford Court

Byford Court is a house dating from the 16th century, with extensions and partial refronting occurring in the early 17th century and again in 1761. It features a timber-frame structure with rendered infill set on a coursed rubble plinth, mostly covered in coursed rubble, and has a tiled roof. The building is arranged in an H-plan, with the main range oriented east to west. The main stack is located at the east end of the main range and has diamond plan shafts.

The south front includes gabled cross-wings that were faced in stone in the 18th century, while the central area was infilled in the 17th century. The house is two storeys high, with gable-lit attics in the cross-wings. The central section has a 2-light stone mullioned window with a square label above it. The window arrangement consists of one window to the left, three in the middle, and one to the right; the outer windows are casements, with a 2-light window on the left and a 3-light window on the right. The central area features two 3-light stone mullioned windows with square labels flanking a 6-light stone mullion and transomed window.

On the ground floor, the window arrangement is one plus two plus one, with a 4-light casement in the cross-wings and a central 6-light window similar to the one above, along with a 2-light stone mullioned window to the right. The entrance to the left of the central window has moulded imposts and a semi-elliptical head, above which are three shields enclosed by a moulded label. Above the label is a blank shield flanked by fleurs-de-lis and topped with a bird. The visible framing in the east wall is close-studded with five braces.

Inside, the hall is lined with 17th-century panelling that was brought from Marsh Court, Bridge Sollers, around 1910, and features a moulded four-centred head above the ingle-nook fireplace. The recessed main entrance door has moulded posts and is square-headed with a shaped sub-head carved with human heads sprouting foliage. The boarded door has moulded planted-on ribs and strap hinges.