Gate House

This is a row of three houses located on the south side of Polesworth High Street, dating to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with later alterations. The house on the left, number 34, exhibits exposed cruck timbers in its end wall. The main structure is timber-framed, with large framing and whitewashed herringbone brick infill, largely underbuilt in whitewashed brick. Number 30 has a projecting cross-wing with close studding, braces, and rendered infill, partially concealed with painted sham framing. The roof is covered in plain tiles. Stacks are constructed of brick and stone, with a rendered ridge stack and a lateral stack.

The houses have various floor plans and two storeys with a six-window range. Number 34 has a 20th-century door, and number 32 features a recessed 20th-century glazed door. The fenestration is irregular, featuring 20th-century one-, two-, and three-light casements. A passage separates numbers 30 and 32. Number 30's left side incorporates 19th-century two- and three-light casements with horizontal glazing bars, and a 20th-century four-light casement above. The taller cross-wing has a 20th-century door with a side light. The upper floor is jettied, with a projecting post on the left and a bracket on the right, supporting a small 20th-century two-light casement. The gable has large framing with whitewashed brick infill. The right return side displays a sandstone external stack, enlarged to the left and constructed with a shaft of whitewashed brick. An old two-light casement, featuring numerous glazing bars, is located to the left of the stack; two matching casements are above it. To the right of the stack is a small lean-to range with a plank door and overlight, adjoining a two-light casement, with a small window above.

Interior features include a large ingelnook with brattishing along the top of the bressumer and a stone (now painted) fireplace in the rear right of number 30. There is also a blocked doorway with a basket-arched head. The first floor to the right reveals a massive cambered tie-beam truss with arched braces, and substantial purlins, ridge piece, and tie beams. Number 32 retains a full cruck blade to the rear, potentially renewed or strengthened towards the front. Number 34 features a full cruck truss with collar, a winder stair, and a partly covered open fireplace, the bressumer of which is said to remain.