Cider House Approximately 3 Metres North Of Uplowman Court Farmhouse

The cider house, located approximately 3 metres north of Uplowman Court Farmhouse, dates from the mid-17th century and was refurbished in the late 19th century. It is constructed of plastered cob on stone rubble footings, with the front wall rebuilt in the 19th century featuring exposed stone rubble and a slate roof, which was formerly thatched. The building is oriented on a rough east-west axis, facing the farmhouse to the south.

The cider house includes an apple loft at the left (west) end, with additional storage rooms and haylofts to the right, and a cartshed at the right end. The front, being a 19th-century rebuild, showcases joinery details from that period, including a wide opening with a relieving arch for the cartshed on the left (east) end. There are four ground floor doorways, one of which, the second from the left, features an interesting door with a grille. At the first floor level, there is a window at the left end and a loading hatch to the left of centre. The roof is gable-ended.

The original rear wall has four ground floor windows and one first floor window, all of which are 17th-century oak-framed and unglazed, with chamfered mullions. Inside, the cider house retains much of its 17th-century carpentry detail. The cartshed features a soffit-chamfered and straight cut stopped axial beam, while the cider house has an unstopped soffit-chamfered crossbeam. The partition between the cider house and the adjoining store is made of a close-studded oak frame, although it is missing its nogging. The studs have a series of holes along each side for slotted individual lathes that served as a ladder backing for the cob infill. The roof is a late 18th or 19th-century replacement with A-frame trusses and spiked lap-jointed collars. The cider press and machinery from the 19th century are still in use, with the press fixed to a remarkably large top oak beam. This cider house is well-preserved and forms part of a significant group that includes Uplowman Court Farmhouse and the Church of St Peter.