Waddicombe Farmhouse

Waddicombe Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century or early 17th century, though it may contain earlier fabric that is hidden. The building is constructed of painted stone rubble, with some rendered cob and brick, and features a slate roof with gable ends. A tall front lateral hall stack made of unrendered stone rubble has a tapered cap, while a small rendered stack is located at the rear right-hand corner.

The layout consists of a three-room-and-cross-passage plan, with the lower end situated to the right. In the 20th century, the cross-passage was divided axially to create a small rear room, and a staircase was added at the lower end of the hall. The upper end includes a dairy, and the lower end is heated by an inserted fireplace in the rear right-hand corner. There are separate front entrances for the dairy, cross-passage, and lower end.

In the period around 1920 to 1930, the eaves were raised, the roof was replaced, and the staircase in the lower end was removed when the first floor was raised. The exterior features two storeys and a four-window range, primarily showcasing early to mid-20th century fenestration. This includes a 2-light and a 3-light casement with two panes per light to the left of the stack, and two 19th-century 2-light casements with three panes per light to the right. The ground floor has a plank door at the left end, a three-light casement with three panes per light for the hall, a plank door leading to the cross-passage (which has been slightly infilled in the 20th century), and a two-light casement with two panes per light to the left of the plank door on the right end.

Inside, much of the structure was altered in the early to mid-20th century, but a four-centred arched doorway with a chamfered surround remains between the hall and cross-passage. The hall features a large chamfered cross-beam with run-out stops, and the axial beam to the dairy is boxed in. There are solid wall partitions between the hall and dairy, as well as between the cross-passage and lower end. The roof structure was replaced in the 20th century, but it is possible that the foot of a cruck truss is still embedded in the rear wall of the hall.