The Old Poor House

The Old Poor House is a house dating from the late 17th century. It has a core made of cob and rubble, which is smooth-rendered and colourwashed, topped with a straw-thatched roof. The building features gable end stacks with 20th-century brick shafts. The layout is a symmetrical two-room plan with a central lobby and a straight-flight staircase, with a room of similar size on each side and gable-end fireplaces.

The exterior is two storeys high with a symmetrical front that includes three windows, which are 19th-century casements with close-set glazing bars. There is a central door opening with a plain 19th-century plank door. Inside, each ground floor fireplace has a chamfered wooden bressumer, with the left one featuring a bread oven and signs of a former staircase, while the current staircase is from the 19th century. Part of the original roof remains, consisting of two trusses with lapped collars and ridges, though the rest has been renewed. The first floor is noted to have been used as the Village Institute in the 19th century. The house is situated in a prominent roadside position.