St George'S House

St. George's House is a house located on the north side of High Street in Wethersfield. It dates from the early 16th century, with alterations made around 1600 and in the 18th century, and further changes in the 19th century. The building is primarily timber framed and plastered, with some sections made of painted brick, and it has a slate roof.

The house features a 2-bay rear left range that runs north-south, which is from the early 16th century and includes an internal stack at the rear end. There is a 3-bay crosswing to the south that faces south, built around 1600, which has an internal stack at the junction and a 17th-century internal stack at the right end. An 18th-century extension completes the rectangular plan at the rear right angle, while a 19th-century extension is located at the rear left. The house has two storeys, cellars, and attics.

The front facade has a three-window range of late 18th-century sashes, each with 12 lights and crown glass. A central half-glazed door from the 19th century is also present. The roof of the front range is hipped on the left side, and there are two grouped diagonal shafts on the main stack.

Inside, the left front ground floor room features a chamfered axial beam with lamb's-tongue-plus-bar stops, a fireplace with a depressed arch and double-chamfered jambs (which has been replastered), and a late 18th-century semi-circular cupboard with fretted sides. The right front ground floor room has a boxed-in axial beam and an early 19th-century semi-circular cupboard. A central entrance hall was created in the early 19th century, featuring pine panelling and two semi-elliptical arches, both with fanlights and radial glazing bars. The rear arch serves as the early 19th-century rear entrance, accompanied by an early 19th-century sash window with 18 lights and crown glass, now enclosed by a later 19th-century rear extension.

The left front upper room contains a fireplace with a depressed arch and chamfered jambs, retaining its original plaster. The attic floor has chamfered axial beams with lamb's-tongue stops. A staircase with an open well ascends from the cellar to the attic, featuring a moulded handrail and three turned balusters on each tread. The left rear wing has jowled posts, some exposed studding internally, a crownpost roof with axial braces, and an oak panelled door from around 1600 with cockshead hinges. The right rear ground floor room includes an early 19th-century cast iron grate for coal. Most rooms are lined with 18th-century pine panelling.