Porch House

Porch House, located on Thornbury Castle Street, has origins dating back to the 15th century, with alterations and extensions made in the late 16th and 17th centuries, and further modifications in the 18th century. The building is rendered and features a coursed rubble porch, with an irregular roof made of pantiles and double Roman tiles. It has large rendered stacks, one of which is lateral, and is designed in a U-plan configuration.

The main building, which is two storeys high, has three glazing bar sash windows and a three-light casement window to the right of the porch. The ground floor features four-light windows with ovolo moulded mullions. The projecting gabled porch includes a two-centred arch freestone doorway with hollow and ogee moulding. To the left of the porch is a six-panel door with an overlight, topped by a triangular hood supported by carved brackets.

On the south elevation, there are four glazing bar sash windows, along with a modern projecting porch. Inside, the structure has a two-bay open area that was formerly supported by three tiers of windbraces. The lower end consists of three bays, which include a cross entry and kitchen, featuring one tier of windbraces. There are four raised cruck trusses with tenoned cambered collars, and a possible smoke bay in the kitchen. The parlour is located to the south in a late 16th-century wing, while a possible service wing to the north has been modernised.

The hall features a partially blocked moulded archway directly opposite the porch, along with blocked windows, one of which dates back to the mid-17th century and has open scroll catches. The kitchen fireplace is situated at the north end. In the south wing, the east room (parlour) is panelled with small square panels and has an ogee moulded cornice, along with a panelled door in the north-west corner. The beams in this area are chamfered with run-out stops, while other rooms in the south wing have stop-chamfered beams. A newel stair is located in the re-entrant angle between the east and south wings. On the first floor of the south wing, the west room is also panelled with small square panels and features an elaborate cornice. There is a small door in the south-east corner with cockshead hinges, a four-light chamfered mullion and transom window (formerly five-light), and a panelled door in a four-centred arch opening.