Roebuck House

This is a house and shop, originally dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, and altered in the 16th, 17th, and 20th centuries. The building is timber-framed, with plaster infill and some exposed, imitation framing. Parts are clad in red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, while the shop is weatherboarded. The roof is covered in handmade red clay tiles. The main range has four bays facing west, with a two-bay crosswing extending to the right, and an external stack on the right side. A further bay was added to the rear of the crosswing in the late 16th or early 17th century. The left bay of the main range was converted into a crosswing in the later 16th century, with its own external stack to the rear and a single-storey lean-to extension behind. A 19th-century lean-to shop was added to the left, and is now incorporated into the house.

The building is two storeys high. The ground floor is bricked, and has three casement windows and two small, splayed bays, all dating from the 20th century. The first floor has five casement windows, also dating from the 20th century, with imitation framing on the crosswing. There are two modern doors. A plaster inscription reads "Roebuck House, circa 1390". Two small carved grotesque figures have been relocated to the crosswing. The shop has two 20th-century sash windows and a half-glazed door, all beneath a bracketed canopy.

The left bay of the main range, now the crosswing, features unglazed windows with three diamond mullions on each side. Inside, there is an inserted floor with chamfered beams and joists, supported on pegged clamps. Jowled corner posts are present, along with features including a half-glazed pine shop door with bull's-eye glass. The remainder of the main range displays jowled posts, diamond mortices, shutter rebates, and scarfed joints in the wallplates. The left bay has plain joists, while elsewhere there are chamfered axial beams with carved stops, and chamfered joists with roll stops (some of which are 20th-century replacements); these are also supported on pegged clamps. The walls were raised by approximately 1.5 metres in the 17th century. Number 5 comprises the right crosswing and the original cross-entry to its left. It retains one of the former service doorways, with a four-centred arched head and display bracing. Inside, there are plain joists, an underbuilt jetty, jowled posts, and a cambered tiebeam. Access to the roof is not available. A 17th-century balustrade with a moulded handrail and turned balusters is located at the top of the stair.

Reused architectural features, reportedly sourced from Tollesbury Hall, include a carved arch (now positioned over the service door) and timber carved with the date 1592 (now positioned over a 20th-century fireplace). The added rear bay contains jowled posts and arched braces to the inner tiebeam. Numbers 1 and 3 exhibit considerable 20th-century replacement and restoration timber.