Three Ways

Three Ways is a house dating from around 1400, with alterations made in the 16th century. It is timber-framed, plastered, and weatherboarded, topped with handmade red clay tiles. The main range consists of two bays facing south and dates from the mid to late 16th century, while the two-bay cross-wing to the left is from around 1400. There is an axial stack in the main range against the cross-wing, which has been much rebuilt. The house is two storeys high, with a single-storey lean-to on the right side of the main range and a 20th-century single-storey wing at the rear of the cross-wing. The front features a two-window range of 19th and 20th-century casements and a 20th-century door set in a gabled porch. The front and rear elevations are plastered, showcasing exposed false framing on the front gable, while the side elevations are weatherboarded. Notably, the upper storey of the cross-wing is exceptionally tall; the ridge of the main range is higher than that of the cross-wing, but the eaves are lower.

Inside, there are jowled posts and heavy studding. The main range features arched corner bracing within the studs and an exposed butt-purlin roof. There are complete unglazed windows in the front tie-beam and left wallplate, along with a crownpost roof with axial bracing, also exposed from below. The binding beam shows jointing for central tenons, but all the joists have been replaced with 20th-century replicas made of seasoned hardwood, which are crudely chamfered. Similarly, the joists in the main range have been replaced, although it is unclear if the axial beam is original. The fireplaces have been rebuilt in a ranch style, open on four sides.