The Waldegrave Arms, East Harptree

The Waldegrave Arms is a probable former church house, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, now an inn, with an additional wing built in the 17th or 18th century. It is constructed of local rubble stone with an oak roof structure, clay pantile roof coverings, and brick stacks.

The building has a T-shaped plan, spanning two storeys. The original east/west range is likely seven bays wide, featuring an external staircase on the southeast wall. A later north/south wing extends to five bays.

The road-facing front of the original range has a main pub entrance to the right, with a secondary entrance to the left. Openings are irregularly spaced and largely feature brick arches and architraves. The gabled end elevation of the 17th/18th-century wing projects to the right and is finished with cement render. This wing has a steep roof with coped verges to the gable ends. A two-bay cross-wing is attached to the south flank, with a two-leaf door and three steps to the right, an eight-over-eight sash window to the left, and a six-over-six sash window above. A later single bay is attached to the left, also of two storeys, with an eight-over-eight sash above a stone lean-to with a shallow pitched roof and timber service doors with strap hinges facing Manor Road. The gable end of the cross-wing has a modern central opening. The north flank of this cross-wing includes a door at upper level served by a stone external staircase, and a lower-level door leading into the earlier part of the wing. A window is positioned to the left of this lower-level door, framed within an opening filled with red brick, with a batter at ground level. Parts of the rear wall of the original building are exposed rubble while others are clad in timber boards.

The ground floor of the 17th/18th-century wing is a single room containing inglenooks at each end. The first floor has an exposed structure featuring substantial chamfered beams with run-out stops, and joists. The earlier range is recorded as having a late-medieval collar-truss roof, though further interior details are unavailable.