16 And 18, Station Hill

A house dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, with alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is timber framed and has been plastered, with a roof of handmade red clay tiles and grey slates. Originally part of a larger hall house, the building now consists of a 2-bay crosswing facing southeast, representing the remaining portion of the original structure, after the rest of the hall was demolished. The crosswing was extended forward roughly one metre, the roof was rebuilt, and a central chimney stack was inserted in the early 17th century. Further extensions were added to the rear in the 17th and 18th centuries, on the site of the original hall. A single-storey extension was added at the right rear corner in the 19th or 20th century. The front of the house has a 3-window range of late 18th-century sash windows, each with 12 panes and some crown glass. A central 18th-century door has 6 raised and fielded panels and a moulded architrave. One ground floor room has plain, horizontally sectioned joists, joined to the bridging beam with central tenons. This room was formerly jettied to the right and pegged to the supporting wallplate, and was underbuilt in the 17th century. The rear wall of the crosswing has curved braces halved across the studs, which are now weathered and enclosed by the rear extension. A panel of 17th-century wattle survives between the upper rooms. A rear wallplate has an edge-halved and bridled scarf.