Godfreys

This is a house and shop, likely dating from the early 18th century, with alterations made around the early to mid-19th century, further modifications in the later 19th century, and 20th-century changes. The building is constructed of rendered stone rubble, with a bitumenised slate roof, ridge tiles, and gable ends. A gable-end stack features a brick shaft on the left side.

The house is one of a pair, linked to Roskear on the right; a passageway runs along the right side of Godfrey’s. Originally, the house had a two-room plan, with rooms to the front and rear on the left side. The front room was altered around the early to mid-19th century to become a shop, which now occupies the entire ground floor and has a central entrance. The room above the passageway on the right side is part of Godfrey’s.

The front of the building presents an asymmetrical two-window façade. The ground floor has a 19th-century shop front with 20-pane windows to the right and left, and a 20th-century door centrally positioned. The first floor has an early-19th century 16-pane sash window in an exposed box to the right, and a late-19th-century canted bay to the left with a 4-pane sash and sidelights. At the rear, the room over the passageway has two early 18th-century 12-pane sash windows with thick glazing bars.

The interior is not accessible, but it may retain early 18th-century features such as panelled doors.