House About 20 Metres North East Of Thorndon House

BROADWOODWIDGER SX 49 SW 6/32 House about 20m north east of - Thorndon House II House, disused at time of survey (1985). C17 with C19 alterations. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings, slate roofs gabled at ends, formerly thatched. Projecting stone stack at left gable end, axial stone stack. 3 room and through passage plan with the hall stack backing on to the passage, a heated lower end room and an unheated inner room. An addition at the higher end may originally have been an adjoining farm building, the first floor converted to accommodation. The eaves of the higher end and passage were raised, possibly in the C19 when a stair was inserted in the passage. Rear lean-to in concrete block. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front, the left-hand (lower end) under a slightly lower roofline. Plank and stud door on front leading into passage. Further entrance on front at right leading into inner room. C19 fenestration of 2- and 3-light casements with glazing bars, some glazing no longer exists. Interior The hall has 2 chamfered cross beams with ogee stops and a large open fireplace. Roofspace not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4038294783