The Cruke

The Cruke is a house that likely dates from the early 17th century and incorporates a 16th-century cruck frame on its left return. It features a rendered plinth and large timber framing with rendered infill, topped by a thatched roof and a brick ridge stack located to the left of the center. The original layout is a three-unit lobby-entry plan, with two stories and a six-bay range. There is a plank door to the right of the center and a blocked doorway to the left of the center. The windows have irregular placements and consist of casements, all with leaded lights. The first-floor window to the right of the center has diagonally set wood mullions. The left return showcases the 16th-century cruck frame, which was likely part of a now-demolished adjoining cottage. A 20th-century porch with a plank door is located to the left. Inside, there are open fireplaces on the ground floor to the left and center, along with chamfered spine beams that have ogee end stops. The roof construction features queen posts. Additionally, there are fragmentary remains of 17th-century wall paintings in the dining room at the center of the ground floor.