Applegarth

Applegarth is a Grade II* listed house located on the north side of High Street in Ogbourne St George. The building has medieval origins and features elements from the 17th century, 18th century, and early 19th century. The right three bays are constructed from banded flint and stone, while the left side was extended by one bay in the 18th century using sarsen and chalkstone with brick dressings. An additional two bays were added in the early 19th century, all in brick. The house has a continuous thatched roof.

The right three-bay block includes a central entrance that has been converted into a glazed garden door, along with timber casement windows. There are three flush half-dormers above. The 18th-century bay features similar windows and a gable brick stack with a datestone reading ICC / I**. The left bays also have similar windows, a half-glazed door in the last bay, and a large gable stack. There are outbuildings attached at right angles at the end of the structure.

Inside, the right three bays contain two short principal cruck trusses with chamfered arch braces connecting to the collars. The feet of the braces extend down below the top of the walls. The east truss has a saddle apex type C, marked with the number I, while the second truss features a yoked apex clasping a diagonal ridge piece, marked with the number II. Each bay has single cusped heavy windbraces, and the wall plate mortice on the blades indicates the original timber-framed structure. There is fire blackening at the apex toward the west end. The 18th-century bay likely replaced the original parlour end and contains a fine stone fireplace on the ground floor, featuring a moulded arch and jambs with wine-glass stops, which was reset from a cottage opposite the New Inn on High Street. On the first floor of this bay, there is a duck's nest cast iron fireplace dated G III R.