Tanyard

Tanyard is a house that dates from the 16th century or earlier, with extensions made in the 17th and 19th centuries, and alterations in the 20th century. It features a timber frame that is mostly plastered, with some exposed framing and areas of imitation framing, and is roofed with handmade red clay tiles. The building consists of four bays arranged in a northeast-southwest direction, with a chimney stack located in the second bay from the northeast end. There is a 17th-century stair and closet extension to the northwest of the next bay to the southwest. The main range was extended to the southwest by approximately 1.5 meters in the 18th century, which included a chimney stack to the northwest. A 17th-century extension to the northwest has a 19th-century end chimney stack. Additionally, there is a 19th-century extension to the northwest of the main range and stair tower, featuring a catslide roof. The house is two storeys high. The southwest elevation displays exposed framing, predominantly imitation, and has a four-window range of 20th-century casements. The ground floor of the 17th-century northwest extension is faced with 19th-century brickwork, while some original 17th-century framing is visible on the northwest side of the stair tower. Inside, there are plain-chamfered axial beams with plain stops and plain joists of horizontal section in the three bays to the southwest of the main stack, along with original rebated floorboards above. The central tiebeam is steeply cranked, featuring jowled posts and one arched brace. The roof of the middle bays was originally constructed with crownposts but has been rebuilt in a clasped purlin form, reusing the original rafters. The roofs of the two end bays were likely originally hipped and of half-storey height, but the main wallplates have been extended, raising the end bays to full two-storey height in the 17th century.