Half Way House

Half Way House is a farmhouse that later became a public house and is now a house. It likely dates from the early 17th century and was enlarged in the early 18th century with further alterations made afterward. The building features a timber frame with brick nogging, some parts rendered and painted white, and others tile-hung, along with later brick additions. It has a red tile roof and is arranged in a U-plan, with the 17th-century two-unit range forming a receding west wing to the 18th-century addition, which has later extensions at the rear.

The south front is two storeys high and has three bays, with the left end gable of the wing visible. The openings have been altered, featuring a central glazed door, bow windows at each end, and three 3-light casements above. There is a ridge chimney and a gable chimney on the main range. The left return wall of the wing has a large external chimney stack and is rendered at the ground floor, with tile-hanging above. The rear of the main range shows some exposed early 18th-century large framing of light scantling, partly covered by a verandah that includes a porch in the angle, and a lean-to addition with a catslide roof at the east end. The west wing has a small section of exposed 17th-century framing, including a down brace, and a modern two-storey extension at the rear gable, which is not of special interest.

Inside, the 17th-century portion that forms the west wing retains an almost complete timber frame, including sill, wall posts, rails, angle braces, wind-braced purlins, and a coupled rafter roof. It also features wooden diamond mullion windows with five lights at the ground floor of the former north gable wall and two lights at the first floor of the east wall. The 18th-century addition has timber-framed rear and longitudinal partition walls, along with an inglenook at the east gable.