Porch House

This is a late 17th-century house, or possibly earlier, with 20th-century alterations and modernization. It was once two dwellings and is situated in the center of the village. The walls are likely cob and stone rubble, with a whitewashed and rendered finish. It has an asbestos slate roof, gabled at each end (previously thatched until at least 1960). There are two brick chimneys on the rear and one at the south end of a smaller block.

The main range, to the north, has a single-depth plan with two rooms and a central entrance. A wing extends at a right angle to the main range at the rear. A second block sits slightly behind and to the south, aligned with the main range. The main range dates back to the 17th century, while the south block may be later.

The front has an asymmetrical arrangement of windows, with the south block set back on the left. A gabled porch, approximately central, has an outer plank door and a small, single-light window above. To the left of the porch is a fixed window, likely from the 19th century, and to the right are two ground-floor windows: one a 19th-century three-light casement, and the other a 20th-century single-light window. The first floor has a matching three-light casement window. The left return of the main range features a 19th-century three-light casement window on the first floor and a two-light casement on the ground floor. The south block has a garage door on the left, a 20th-century half-glazed front door in the center, and two first-floor casement windows, along with a ground-floor two-light casement.

Inside the main range, the left-hand room has a late 17th-century crossbeam with scroll-stopped chamfered ends, and an open fireplace with a timber lintel that has been partially dressed. No bread ovens were found within the main range. The roof was not inspected, but timbers were reportedly replaced when the thatch was removed. The building occupies a prominent position in the village center. Old postcards show the building when it was thatched and before the garage was added.