Trennel House

Trennel House is a house dating from the mid-16th century, with an extension added in the mid-17th century and a 20th-century addition to the rear. The building features a plastered and whitewashed timber frame, topped with concrete corrugated tiles. The layout is that of a hall house, with a two-storey service end to the north. The south end was floored and extended in the mid-17th century, creating a lobby entrance.

The east front of the house has two storeys and a three-window range. There is a half-glazed door located left of centre, which is sheltered by a 20th-century porch. On the ground floor, there are two 2/2 horned sash windows on either side of the door, while the first floor features three 2- and 3-light 20th-century casements to the north of the doorway. The ridge stack has been rebuilt.

The rear elevation features a 3/3 horned sash window to the ground floor, located north of the extension, and two 2-light casements above, one of which is a late 20th-century addition. There is also a fixed 6-paned window south of the extension. The single-storey rear extension has a half-glazed door on the south elevation and 20th-century 2-light casements, along with a 3-light casement on the west gable. Both the north and south returns have lean-to brick outshuts, with the south outshut featuring a crenellated screen wall to the east.

Inside, the south ground-floor room has a chamfered bridging beam supported on brackets that are attached to exposed timber studwork. The south and west walls display heavy scantling studwork, with straight corner braces in the south wall. The fireplace in the north wall was rebuilt in the 19th century. The central room also has a chamfered bridging beam, which was added to the original structure in the 17th century, and features a similar 19th-century fireplace. There are both 4-panelled and 6-panelled doors throughout.

The north end, which was formerly used for services, consists of two rooms and a 20th-century staircase. The north-east room has exposed wall studs in the east wall. The staircase well features jowled principal studs, a tie beam, and tension braces, which are also repeated in the north and south gable walls. The roof is supported by jowled queen posts rising to collars, with longitudinal arched braces to the purlins. The secondary rafters were likely replaced in the 17th century. The rear extension contains three rooms.