Pyms

Pyms is a pair of cottages that have been converted into one cottage, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. The building is constructed of cob with a stone plinth and is rendered beneath a hipped roof that is thatched with wheat reed. Originally, the cottages were one room deep and feature two rear lateral stacks that are now enclosed within a 20th-century outbuilding; these stacks have brick shafts. The building has two storeys and the front facade includes a range of four windows from the 20th century, with three two-light and one single-light windows above. The two-light windows are positioned under eyebrow eaves, with all windows having six panes per light. Below, there is one two-light window on either side of a slightly off-centre open porch that is timber-framed and has a slate roof. The entrance features an 18th-century planked door with upper glazed panels. The right-hand end of the original building has one two-light window on each floor, with the upper window being a 19th-century addition under eyebrow eaves.

Inside, the cottage has two ground floor rooms separated by a central passage. The right-hand room contains three cross beams that are chamfered, while the left-hand room has one large chamfered beam. Both rooms retain 18th-century planked doors and the 18th-century winder stairs leading to the upper rooms; the stairs in the left-hand room ascend to the front, while those in the right-hand room lead to the rear, with all treads and risers being contemporary. The original plan form is preserved at the first floor level, with no access between the former cottages. The roof space is ceiled, and straight principals and purlins are visible in the upstairs rooms.