Yealscombe

Yealscombe is a 17th-century farmhouse with an agricultural addition converted into a dwelling in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of slobbered rubble, possibly over cob in the extension, with a half-hipped thatched roof and asbestos slate at the rear. A large stone stack is situated at the junction of the main house and the addition, and above the entrance. The plan consists of a lobby entry, a four-cell layout with an agricultural addition to the left, now combined into a single dwelling set into a hillside. It has one and a half storeys, with a single-storey addition. The main block is five bays wide, largely featuring 20th-century casement windows. Eyebrow dormers are present, and ground floor windows have wooden lintels. To the right of a stable-style door are three-light leaded iron casements. A slate-roofed pentice porch covers the entrance. The addition to the left features a plank door to the right of a gabled, slate-roofed projection, and two and four-light casements. A thatched hexagonal bay with Gothic tracery and a carved cornice inscribed 'WO East and West Home is Best EO' is also present. On the right return, a circular pier abuts the entrance in the rear addition. The interior is not documented, but is said to contain a hall fireplace with a chamfered wooden lintel and scroll stops, slate slabs on the floor, and roughly finished timber work.