Bradninch Green

The building at 16 Bradninch Green, on the west side of Fore Street in Bradninch, is a house and shop premises, dating back to 1685. It was constructed after the second major fire in Bradninch and underwent a significant refurbishment in 1923. The front of the building, part of a row, is constructed of a mix of cob and stone, plastered and covered by a dry slate roof. A rear wing has a gabled-end pantiled roof.

The original plan was likely a 3-room, cross-passage house with a lower-end wing originally to the right of the passage. In the 19th century, the premises were used as a butcher's shop, with a slaughterhouse located at the rear; some of the original fittings from this period remain.

The front of the building has a 4-window range, with the date of the 1923 refurbishment displayed prominently, alongside a wagon entrance on the right. The upper windows are hornless sashes with 4 panes per sash, mirroring the 3 lower windows, which include a larger shop window on the left and a shop entrance. A recessed panelled door provides access to the house on the right. A moulded cornice runs along the front. An axial stack likely marks the site of the original cross-passage, and a left-hand end stack also serves number 14. A separate axial stack serves the 17th-century wing, which was formerly an end stack, with the low-pitched roof of the slaughterhouse extending beyond. Two 2-light casement windows are present on the first floor, with three below; one ground floor window retains its original heavy wooden lintel. A door and 2-light opening lead to the slaughterhouse.

Inside, a single cross-beam remains, featuring chamfered edges with scroll stops. The rest of the interior was substantially reroofed in the 19th century, although the slaughterhouse retains its early 19th-century roof. Visible features include lower beams with hooks for hanging carcasses and a chopping block. In the rear yard, traces of original tethering uprights are present.