Piggott Butcher

The Piggott Butcher is a house with shop premises, dating from around the early 17th century, with significant alterations and extensions in the mid-19th century. The original north range is believed to be timber-framed, while the mid-19th century range is likely constructed from stone rubble. Both sections have asbestos slate roofs. The north range has a gabled end facing the road, featuring bargeboards, while the mid-19th century section has a hipped roof with overhanging eaves. A granite stack sits on the north (right) side of the early 17th-century range, with a brick chimney shaft.

The earliest part of the building was likely a two-room plan with a gable end facing the street and a lateral stack to the north. It appears to have been altered at the front, now incorporating a Victorian butcher's shop in the front room. The mid-19th century exterior to the south of the original range presents a two-room and carriageway plan, featuring a central front entrance facing south. The carriageway leads to a back yard.

The early 17th-century section facing east is two storeys and has a basement, with a single-bay gabled front. The ground floor houses a 19th-century double-fronted shop with later plate glass windows, a moulded cornice, and flush-panel double doors to the right of centre, with a rectangular fanlight above. An 8-pane sash window is located above. A lower two-storey section, with a 1:2 window range, is set back at lower ground level, facing the street to the south. This section has 19th-century sash windows with horizontal glazing bars, a doorway to the right of centre with a heavy moulded cornice over the lintel, a 20th-century glazed door with a fanlight, and a carriageway with a concealed straight lintel and boarded door.

The interior has been remodelled in the 19th century, with 20th-century alterations. The original stack contains a small fireplace on the second floor, formerly heating a rear room but now facing the stairs. This stack has an ovolo-moulded wooden lintel with bar, hollow and notch stop detailing. The building retains a largely unaltered mid-19th century exterior, which makes a valuable contribution to its prominent central location in Moretonhampstead.