Wareham House

Wareham House is a cottage dating from the 17th century, with extensions added in the 20th century. It has a timber frame that is clad in whitewashed stone rubble, featuring brick dressings on a rendered plinth. The left-hand return front has a whitewashed brick and tile hung gable, and the roofs are plain tiled. The building has an L-shaped plan, which suggests it may have originally been two cottages. It stands two storeys high and has a corbelled stack at the junction of the two ranges. There is a plat band over the ground floor and brick angle quoins. Each floor has two windows, with the ones on the ground floor set under cambered heads. The gable on the left side features a 4-light window on each floor. A glazed door leads to a lobby entry at the junction of the two ranges, which is sheltered by an open gabled porch. The rear of the house has brick and tile hung extensions. Inside, there is a cove on the post roof, exposed carpenter's marks, and some wattle and daub in the roof. Diagonal bracing on the old external wall has been preserved internally, and there is a good bread oven that has also been preserved.