Lower Wedcombe Farmhouse

Farmhouse. It likely originated in the late medieval period, with remodelling probably occurring in the 17th century and an extension added in the early 19th century. The exterior is roughcast over rubble and cob, topped with a gabled thatched roof. A brick stack is located on the left gable end, while a stone ridge (originally end) stack to the right of the 17th-century section was rebuilt in the 19th century using brick. The building was remodeled in the 17th century into a two-room, central-entry plan with end stacks, which is an early example for this region, with lean-to extensions to the rear and an early 19th-century bay added to the right.

The south front has a four-window arrangement for the main range, with a single-window bay to the right. The windows are 2-light leaded wooden casements, set just rising through the eaves, with an eyebrow dormer in the right-end bay. Similar 4-light casements flank a plank front door, with another plank door in the right-end bay. A 3-light, steeply chamfered wood-mullioned window is present on the left return. The rear elevation features a blocked semi-circular-headed doorframe located behind the through-passage.

Inside, there are transverse beams and a mix of 18th and 19th-century plank doors, panelled cupboard doors, and glazed cupboard doors with decorative glazing bars. The roof structure was rebuilt, probably in the 19th century. Four-centred arches are incorporated into the doorframes within the cross-passage wall. The room to the right (the kitchen) has a chamfered bressummer over the open fireplace, a similar doorway leading to the winder stairs, and a stud and wattle screen along the rear wall, providing access to a former curing chamber that has since been removed. A former parlour to the left also features a similar doorway with scroll stops to the winder stairs. There is a projecting section at the left gable end, although its original function remains unconfirmed.