Number 8, Clunbury

Number 8 in Clunbury is a cottage that has been converted into a store. It dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century and has undergone several additions and alterations, some of which have since been removed. The building features a timber frame that is partly rendered, standing on a rubblestone plinth with some uncoursed limestone rubble rebuilding. The roof is covered with corrugated iron over straw thatch and is hipped at the rear of the cross-wing.

The structure is L-shaped, with a long hall range oriented from northeast to southwest and a cross-wing facing the road. It is one storey high, with a gable-lit attic in the hall range. The framing is exposed on the rear half of the cross-wing and the back wall, showcasing square panels that extend from the cill to the wall-plate. There are wide double doors to the left of the hall range and a 20th-century metal casement window in the center. The entrance is through a plank door located in the left wall of the cross-wing. An integral end stack with a red brick shaft is positioned to the left of the hall range.

The back wall of the cross-wing features early 19th-century casements, including one with leaded lights. There is an open rubblestone lean-to at the front gable of the cross-wing, which likely served as part of a forge or stack of a smithy that was previously attached to the front of the cross-wing. Inside, the long range consists of two wide framed bays and has a large stepped stack at the left gable end. An oak winder staircase is located to the left and accessed through a plank door. The timber frame with square panels is visible in the cross-walls. The cross-wing is open to the roof, but the roof structure of the hall range could not be inspected during the resurvey in August 1986.