The Cruck House

The Cruck House is a house likely dating from the 14th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and mid-20th century. It is timber-framed with painted brick and rubble infill, set on a painted rubble base, and has a stone-tiled roof laid in diminishing courses. A rubble stack is located at the east end with rubble and brick shafts. The building is a cruck hall house of two bays, aligned east to west, and features a large chimney at the east end. It is a single storey with an attic, accessed by a dormer. The cruck truss is visible at the east gable end. The wall framing generally consists of two panels from the sill to the wall-plate. The north front has a 19th-century oriel window supported on straight brackets, with a hipped roof and casement windows, alongside a 2-light 19th-century casement with a plank weathering on the ground floor. A gabled dormer with a 2-light casement is positioned above. The main entrance is at the rear of the chimney, on the east end, and includes a 20th-century lean-to canopy on straight brackets, and a 20th-century door. An attic light is present at the west end. A 20th-century single-storey, flat-roofed extension is located at the rear. The interior retains the central cruck truss.