Wyndham House

Wyndham House is a detached house likely dating from the late 15th or early 16th century, with significant alterations in the 17th and 20th centuries. The exterior is roughcast cob on stone footings, with a gable-ended slate roof. Originally, it was a three-room, through-passage house, with the service area located to the right of the passage. The hall and passage originally had open roofs, and the service end possessed two storeys from the start. The inner room was also two storeys high, divided from the hall by a closed jointed cruck truss. In the late 16th or early 17th century, the passage and part of the hall were floored, creating an upper room that juts out approximately 4 feet over the hall, which reduced the hall’s width to what was essentially a smoke bay. The remaining hall was probably floored in the 17th century, and an internal side stack was inserted. The inner room originally had an end fireplace (now blocked); the service end was likely heated similarly. The house is two storeys high. All windows are late 20th century replacements, with a four-window front facing The Square and an irregular three-window rear, including a conservatory.

Inside, the hall features a deeply chamfered axial beam and one half beam, both stopped before the jetty, which is supported by chamfered dragon beams with curved ends. The fireplace lintel is chamfered with run-out stops. The inner room has an unstopped chamfered axial ceiling beam. The passage has an unchamfered axial ceiling beam. The partition between the hall and the service end is of stud and wattle and plaster construction, with the higher end jointed cruck closed with wattle and plaster. The first-floor partition above the jetty appears to be of a similar construction, but with smaller timbers. Both jointed cruck trusses possess a yoke; the higher-end truss is set slightly below the apex, resembling a tall, short collar. A large diagonal roof ridge runs across the roof. The higher-end truss shows evidence of fire damage.