Buckerell House

Buckerell House is a large house with origins dating back to at least the 17th century, substantially remodelled around the 1840s. The building is colourwashed and rendered, likely with a stone and cob core, and has an ornamental slate roof, mostly tiled, with gables at the ends and brick stacks. The 19th-century remodelling is in a Tudor style.

The house has an approximately rectangular, double-depth plan, with the main entrance on the east side leading into a passage and a stair hall. The east block originates in the 17th century, evidenced by a plank and muntin screen found during renovations and was likely enlarged in the 18th century before the Tudor-style alterations of the 1840s. The front (east) elevation demonstrates good Tudor detailing, including cusped bargeboards, hoodmoulds with label stops and cusped spandrels over the windows. It presents a largely symmetrical five-bay façade, with two gables set forward, decorative bargeboards, and ground-floor bay windows with hipped slate roofs and cusped eaves canopies. A panelled entrance door, with some glazed panels and a fanlight, is flanked by tall 12-over-12-pane sash windows, likely from the early 19th century. The bay windows contain three 12-pane sashes each, with one to either return, featuring cusped spandrels in the window heads. The first floor has two central 12-pane sashes and tripartite sashes to the left and right, all with hoodmoulds and label stops. There are small attic windows to the gable ends.

The south return, facing the road, has three gables and early 19th-century sashes, with hoodmoulds and cusped spandrels on the first floor. Two ground-floor sash windows on the right were probably added in the 1860s, featuring two panes with rounded heads. The north return has early 19th-century small-pane sashes (with some later replacements), several with hoodmoulds and cusped spandrels. A recessed, two-leaf, half-glazed door with an overlight features cusped glazing bars. The rear elevation has timber windows from the 19th or early 20th century.

Internally, a plank and muntin screen from the earlier house forms part of the entrance passage. The staircase has turned balusters and a ramped, wreathed handrail, believed to be from the 18th century. Most of the joinery appears to be early 19th century, including shutters, panelled doors and skirting boards. Two fireplaces survive: a Gothick chimney-piece in the front right room and a large, carved, eared chimney-piece in the front left room, decorated with swags of fruit. Overall, it is a large house with attractive Tudor detailing presented in good condition.