Woodcourt

Woodcourt is a house, likely dating from the 16th century, with significant alterations in the late 17th or early 18th century and again in the late 19th century. It is constructed of rendered stone rubble with a Welsh slate roof, the rear pitch covered in asbestos slates. Raised eaves are present, along with a large rendered stack at the rear, another rear stack with a rebuilt shaft, and a rebuilt stack at the left end. The original plan comprised three rooms and a through passage, with the lower end situated to the right, and a staircase later inserted into the passage. Lateral stacks are located at the rear of the hall and lower end, while a gable end stack at the left end likely served as the heated chamber of the inner room. Later lean-tos have been added to the outshut at the rear and to the lower end.

The east front has a symmetrical appearance with a four-window range. The windows are largely late 19th or early 20th century four-pane sashes. A 20th-century bay window sits to the left of the centre on the ground floor. A late 19th or early 20th century two-light sash window is situated on the first floor to the right of the centre, and a late 19th or early 20th century porch is located to the right of the centre. A lean-to is attached to the right-hand lower end. At the rear (west), a corrugated asbestos lean-to roof covers the outshut, and a scantle slate roof canopy projects to the left.

Inside, a solid wall separates the hall and inner room. The hall fireplace has been blocked. The lower right-hand room retains a fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel with run-out stops. A single surviving truss remains in the roof over the former hall, showing signs of smoke-blackening; it has straight principals and holes for threaded purlins. A similar but cleaner truss is located at the higher left end. Subsequent trusses are later, featuring collars lapped and pegged to the face of the principals. It appears that the hall was originally open to the roof until it was floored, and the eaves raised and reroofed, likely in the late 17th or early 18th century. The property was sold in 1690 by John Trist of Hernaford to Francis Edmonds, and the deeds are held by the current owner.