Judds

Judds is a house located in Great Hormead, with a west crosswing dating from around 1500, a hall range, and a rear wing from the late 16th or early 17th century. The building underwent renovation in 1724, as indicated by a date panel on the plaster front. It features a timber frame on a brick sill, panelled fan pargetting, and a steep old red tile roof. The house is designed in a T-plan with three cells and an internal chimney, facing north, although the entrance has been moved to the east. The rear wing has one and a half storeys and a half-hipped roof, with a 18th-century gable chimney added.

Access to the house is via six steps leading to a 20th-century door at the west end, which is sheltered by a flat hood supported by posts. The north front displays a jettied gabled crosswing to the west, featuring curved braces supporting the jetty. There is a small window beside the chimney at the junction with the wing, marking the site of a former door, and above it is a diamond date plaque. To the left of this are two windows and a door in between. The windows are two- and three-light flush casements, while the entrance includes a six-panel door with a flat hood on shaped brackets.

Originally, the two bays of the crosswing were accessed separately by twin doors from a cross-passage, which is now the site of a later chimney. The wing has mortices for a partition in the beam and heavy flat joists. The chimney was originally designed to heat only the hall, with a later fireplace added for the service end in the west wing. The rear wing has an unusual construction, featuring curved tension braces in the south gable, two bays, and a bar-stop to the chamfer of the cross-beam with ogee jowls on the posts. Each post is linked to the floor beam by a heavy inclined strut, eliminating the need for a tie-beam. In the front range, the floor over the hall is supported by a crossbeam, but an axial beam in the east bay suggests possible stages in flooring. Notably, there is a lack of heated rooms originally in a house of this size. A 19th-century main staircase in the eastern part of the main range may have replaced an earlier staircase. Andrew Judd is recorded as the owner in 1544.