The Thatched House

The Thatched House is a house, largely dating from the 16th century, with significant alterations made in the late 20th century. It is partly used as a restaurant. The structure is likely cob, with whitewashed and plastered walls and a thatched roof which is hipped at the left end and gabled at the right. There is a large projecting stack at the right end, a rendered axial stack on the ridge, and a stack at the left end. The irregular front elevation suggests multiple phases of construction; the right-hand end is believed to be the earliest part of the house and may have originally been an open hall with a stack inserted backing onto a passage. The present layout is a single-depth plan with a central rear wing. The left end is two storeys high, while the right end is single-storey, and likely contains an attic. The thatch eaves are noticeably curved (eyebrowed) over a window above the front door. The long front has five windows, with a varied arrangement of openings. A 20th-century porch is centrally located, and there is a further entrance on the front at the left. The windows are mostly 19th and 20th-century 2-light casements with glazing bars. During a 1985 survey, access to the interior was restricted, but a genuine cruck roof was recorded. This finding is documented by Alcock in Cruck Construction, C.B.A. Res. Rep. 42 (1981) p. 108.