Alder Croft

Alder Croft is a cottage dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed from a mixture of cob, Heavitree stone, and brick, all rendered, and features a thatched roof that is half-hipped to the right. The cottage is attached to a later building on the left side. Originally, it was a two-room cottage, with the right-hand room heated by a rear internal lateral stack, which was rebuilt in brick during the 19th century, likely replacing a 17th-century stack. The left-hand room was heated by an axial stack that was originally positioned at the end of the building.

The cottage has been extended to the left and includes a low 20th-century lean-to at the rear. It has two storeys and a front elevation with a three-window range. The first floor features two-light casement windows, while the ground floor has a planked door beneath a tiled canopy, flanked by three-light 19th-century casement windows with depressed window arches. There is also a smaller casement window on the extreme right.

The right-hand elevation has a tall Heavitree stone plinth, with the rest of the wall being brick. This side includes two two-light casement windows and a tiled lean-to. The rear of the building has two small two-light casement windows on the first floor, with lintels at eaves level, while the remainder is obscured by the lean-to with 20th-century casements. The interior has not been inspected, but Dr. Alcock noted a chamfered ceiling beam with a scroll stop in his work on houses in an East Devon parish. Alder Croft was formerly known as Fawns.