Wayseford

Wayseford is a cottage dating to approximately the late 17th century. It has rendered rubble walls with cob at first-floor level, and a hipped thatched roof. A lateral stack, built of rendered rubble, is on the side, featuring slate dripcourses and four upright slates at the top. The cottage originally comprised two rooms, with a staircase located at the rear of the larger, heated room, and a small service room situated behind the principal unheated room to the right, which may be a later addition. A later entrance has been inserted into the side of the larger room to the left of the stack.

The cottage has two storeys. There is one window facing the road; both windows are two-light casements with small panes, likely from the later 19th century. The first-floor window retains traces of H-L hinges. The ground-floor window was originally a doorway and has a timber lintel. A first-floor window on the left-hand side wall is possibly original, featuring a two-light design with a square section wooden mullion, iron stanchion bars, and one original leaded light. The entrance door, now on the right-hand side wall to the left end, is a 19th-century plank door with a slate pentice roof.

The interior remains largely unaltered. The main fireplace has a chamfered wooden lintel, with no stops discernable. The bedroom above contains a small open fireplace with a plain wooden lintel. Several plank doors with strap hinges are likely original. The staircase, probably from the 18th century, is constructed of oak treads. A peculiar arrangement of sloping wooden planks runs along the right-hand side of the staircase, reputedly used for rolling cider barrels when the building served as a cider house. Wayseford retains its traditional character both internally and externally.