Crockways

Crockways is a farmhouse that has been extended and converted into two cottages, then reconverted back into one dwelling in the 20th century. The building dates back to the 16th century, with a former open hall at the north end. It was extended to the south in the 17th century and further extended in a similar style during the 20th century using salvaged materials. There is no straight joint between the 20th-century work and the earlier sections. The walls are made of banded flint and stone throughout, including the 20th-century additions. The roof is thatched with stone gable-coping at the east end, and the ridge is lower at the west end. The building features two stone stacks on the ridge and has two storeys at the east end and one and a half storeys at the west end.

The west end has a total of six windows, including two- and three-light stone mullions with hollow chamfers and fixed lead lights, all made from re-used materials. At the former open hall on the west side, there are two-light renewed wooden casements with lead lights and wooden cills. A two-storey porch at the east end is gabled and entirely from the 20th century, featuring a doorway with a re-used depressed-arch head.

Inside, the west end has a mid jointed-cruck truss that originally had collars and was part of a two-bay open hall, which is now ceiled. There is an open fireplace with straight-chamfered stone jambs, a stopped wooden lintel with a similar chamfer, and a bread oven on the left side. A plank-and-muntin partition filled with brick nogging was added in the 20th century. The ceiling beams have a five-inch chamfer and roll-and-tongue stops. In the 17th-century extension, three ceiling beams were re-used from Coombe Cottage in Beaminster, dating back to the 16th century, and were incorporated in 1969. These beams are particularly unusual, featuring a slightly hollow chamfer with seven chip-carved square paterae on each side, with stops carved by the current owner.