Shave Cross, Public House

Shave Cross is a public house that was formerly a farmhouse, built in the late 18th century and dated 1833. It features rubble stone walls with dressed stone quoins and stone gable copings. The thatched roof has brick chimney stacks at each gable end. The building has an L-shaped plan, with the west wing dated 1833, which was formerly a cellar, and the east wing being the original farmhouse that includes a fireplace at the west end. The structure is two storeys high and has three windows with wooden casements, small leaded lights, and segmental brick arches above them. There is a centrally located doorway with a brick porch that has pitched thatch roofing. An extension wing is marked by a datestone, a straight joint, and a change to lias stone walls. Inside, there is an open fireplace with a shallow chamfered bressummer from around 1800. The west wing contains jointed crucks that were not part of the original building but were added by a former landlord. The main bar has flagstone floors. The historical context includes a reference to the Marshwood Tithe Map from 1843.