Fauchons House

Fauchons House is a building that dates back to the 15th century or earlier, with later additions from the late 15th century and mid-16th century, as well as an 18th-century porch. The house is timber framed, plastered, and tile-hung, topped with a plain tile roof and positioned at right angles to the road.

The structure features a one-bay open hall, originally at least two bays, with later cross-wings. The right end cross-wing, dating from the late 15th century, runs parallel to the road and has two storeys and a cellar on a stone plinth, with a jettied front elevation and a hipped roof. It includes two timber-framed bays, with a three-light leaded casement window towards the left end of the first floor and a two-light leaded casement on the ground floor.

The central section, which is from the 15th century or earlier, now has two storeys and one timber-framed bay. Its roof is higher than that of the left section, and it features an off-centre stack to the right, with a three-light leaded casement on both the ground and first floors. The left section, dating from the 16th century, has two storeys and a hipped roof, with a projecting brick end stack on a stone base and a three-light leaded casement on both floors.

The 18th-century porch is located to the left of the right cross-wing. It is timber framed, with a tile-hung first floor and a rendered ground floor, standing on a plinth with a hipped plain tile roof and a single-light leaded casement on the first floor, along with a 20th-century boarded door.

Inside, the right cross-wing is separately framed and originally had close-studding on the front elevation, showing evidence of a stair position. The central section retains remains of a coupled common-rafter roof and features an arch brace to the rear wall on the first floor. There is an inserted floor and a massive inglenook stack with chamfered stone jambs from the mid-16th century. The left section has lighter scantling timber, with ground and first-floor fireplaces that have jambs similar to those of the hall fireplace. The house displays exposed beams and posts throughout.