Washaway Court

Washaway Court is a former posting house and inn that was converted into a farmhouse in the late 19th century and later into a private house in the late 20th century. It has origins dating back to the early 18th century and has undergone extensive alterations in the late 20th century. The building is constructed of stone rubble and features a slate roof with gable ends and hipped ends on the higher wing at the rear right. There are brick axial stacks and a side lateral stack on the rear wing.

The overall plan is 'L' shaped and was remodeled in the late 20th century. The long, low front range consists of a three-room plan, which was extended on the left in the mid-19th century to include a stable range with a loft above, now converted into domestic accommodation. The higher two-storey wing at the rear right originally housed a courtroom on the first floor that was used for monthly petty sessions for the Hundred of Trigg during the 19th century.

The exterior has two storeys and an irregular seven-window front, featuring brick segmental arches over the openings. There is a rendered 19th-century porch with a 20th-century door located to the right of the center, and the stable range on the far left has been converted for domestic use. The windows include late 19th and 20th-century four-pane sashes, along with a 19th-century two-light casement on the first floor. Several straight joints in the masonry are visible on the front, side, and rear elevations.

Inside, there is 19th and 20th-century joinery, along with several 18th-century two-panel doors. The courtroom in the rear wing retains the magistrates' dais and features an early 18th-century moulded cornice. Washaway Inn was used for monthly petty sessions until the 1870s, and in the 1760s and 1770s, it hosted a Venison Club where local gentry dined several times a year. The diary of Mr. George Browne, who dined at the club in 1768 and 1775, recorded various interesting facts and incidents.