Spencer House

Spencer House is a house that likely dates back to the 18th century and was thoroughly refurbished and extended around 1980. It is constructed of plastered cob on rubble footings, with a cob stack featuring a 20th-century plastered chimney shaft. The roof, which was originally thatched, is now covered with interlocking concrete tiles from the 1980 renovation. The original house has a two-room plan facing southeast, with a rear lateral stack to the left (southwest) and a 20th-century service block at right angles to the rear. The building has two storeys and an irregular two-window front featuring late 19th-century and 20th-century casements, most of which have glazing bars. There is a roughly central 20th-century door, and the left end wall corner is rounded. The low-pitched roof is half-hipped to the left. The interior largely reflects the renovations from around 1980, during which the roof structure and slates were removed, along with the first-floor structure of the right room. The left room has a plain joist ceiling and a stone rubble fireplace with a plain oak lintel, as well as an upended slate floor. Spencer House is included for group value because it adjoins Spencer Cottage to the right and occupies a prominent site in a remarkably unspoilt and picturesque hamlet.