Kozicot And Part Of Post Office

Kozicot and part of the Post Office is a former farmhouse, now serving as a house and part of the Post Office, likely built in the early 17th century. The structure features brick-nogged timber-framing and is covered with asbestos slates. It consists of three bays and is one room deep, standing at one and a half storeys.

The cross wing, which is now part of the Post Office, has a facade facing the road with timber framing that is three panels high. On the left, there is a 9-pane window with thick, ovolo-moulded glazing bars, and a 4-panel door located under a wooden porch. To the right, there is an 8-pane window with thin glazing bars. A late 20th-century extension is located on the left, while a 19th-century alteration on the right is not of special interest.

The right return of the building faces the drive to Lord's Hill House. The left gable is obscured by the 19th-century extension, but it reveals timber framing that is two panels high, with a blocked door featuring a curved soffit. There is also a three-light window with beam ends on each side, and a two-light casement to the right that has a slight rebate in the framing. An angle brace connects the main post to the wall-plate on the left, though it is missing on the right. Additionally, there is a further two-light casement and a mid-20th-century half-glazed door in a gabled wooden porch with a corrugated asbestos roof.

On the right return, there are two-light casements on both the ground and upper floors on the left, with iron opening lights. A beam at floor level has an angle brace extending to the main post, and a queen-strut truss is positioned above. An external brick chimney with tiled offsets is also present.

Internally, the Post Office end features stone paving and an ogee stop to the chamfer on the ceiling beam. There is a large chimney base behind a blocked door in the main wing, which may have served as a lobby entry, and a straight wind brace is visible to the purlins at the far end. It has been reported that the building was thatched until 1957.