The Hatch

The Hatch is a house, likely dating to around the mid-17th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was originally part of a larger house, but the remaining part is now attached to Penlyn. The construction is of stone rubble and cob, with roughcast rendering. The roof is thatched with gable ends. There is a rear lateral stack to the right and an axial stack with a brick shaft to the left.

The house was originally the hall and inner room of a three-room and cross-passage house. The hall has a rear lateral fireplace, and the inner room to the left has an end fireplace. Originally single-storey, the inner room was raised in height during the 20th century. An entrance was created directly into the room to the left when the house was divided. A mid-20th century stair was added to the rear, and further rear additions were also made in that period.

The front of the house is asymmetrical with two windows. A thatched, gabled porch with a half-glazed stable door is on the right. The ground and first floors to the right have a 20th-century 2-light casement window. A 2-light 6-pane casement window is on the ground floor to the left, and a similar 2-light 6-pane casement window is on the first floor to the left. The former roofline of the outshut is visible to the left, with a 6-pane light window at ground floor. The outshut has been raised to two storeys, with an open area to the left and 20th-century casements running around the corner of the house at first floor; a two-storey addition is to the far left, also with casements. The rear additions are two-storey with four large, gabled dormers, each featuring casement windows. A single-storey 20th-century addition is located to the left of the rear.

Inside, the ground floor room to the right has a rebuilt 20th-century rear lateral fireplace, as well as 19th-century beams. A blocked doorway is located to the right, formerly leading to the passage. The partition wall to the left may have been moved, expanding the size of the inner room. The entrance leads directly into the room to the left, which has a rebuilt 20th-century end fireplace with a clay oven inserted to the right. A narrow, two-panelled door with strap hinges is located to the left, leading to the outshut. At first floor, plank doors are present. The house was likely divided around the early 19th century, and the clay oven would have been inserted into the fireplace at the left end at around that time.