Nos 1, 2 And 3 (Inclusive) The Weeches

The Weeches consist of a house and adjoining cottage, originally built as a single dwelling (Nos. 1 and 2), with a likely 18th-century addition at the right end (No. 3). The core of Nos. 1 and 2 dates back to the early 16th century, with significant remodelling occurring in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and more recent 20th-century renovations. The building is constructed of colourwashed rendered cob and stone rubble, with a thatched roof. The roof has a plain ridge, is hipped at the ends of the left cross wing, and gabled at the right end, with end and axial stacks, plus a front corner stack.

The original layout included a single-depth main range, four rooms wide, with the leftmost room forming part of a cross wing and the rightmost room projecting forward. A 20th-century staircase is located in the unheated entrance hall of Nos. 1 and 2, while No. 3 has its entrance on the left return of the front projection. A single-storey lean-to was added in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Evidence suggests the first three rooms on the left were originally an open hall from the early 16th century, with the roof timbers displaying smoke blackening. The front and rear rooms of the left-hand cross wing are later additions; the front room was formerly a post office, and the rear room is unheated. Interior details suggest flooring and remodelling work in the early 17th century. The interior of No. 3 was not inspected.

The facade has an asymmetrical 1:4:1 window arrangement, with the outer windows in the left and right projections. A 20th-century door is centrally located, replacing an earlier entrance to the left. Another doorway is on the inner return of the left wing, leading to the former post office, with a 19th-century lean-to porch. An angled first-floor projection is located in the angle between the main range and the front right projection. Most windows are modern casements, except for the ground floor window on the left, which is a late 19th-century canted bay with timber glazing bars. The left-hand return, overlooking the churchyard, has two small first-floor two-light timber mullioned windows.

Inside Nos. 1 and 2, the leftmost room contains an open fireplace with a chamfered stopped timber lintel, 18th-century brick jambs and a bread oven. Exposed cross beams and joists are visible, along with a timber stud partition wall. The unheated room to the right has a deep hollow chamfered cross beam with roll stops. The right-hand room has boxed-in cross beams and a remodelled fireplace with a bread oven. Wattle and daub is said to exist in two first floor cross walls. The roof is supported by two side-pegged jointed cruck trusses, which are also sooted at the apex. The building has group value with the nearby parish church.