Chards House

Chards House is a house built around the 1830s, possibly designed by John Patch of Crewkerne. It is constructed from coursed dressed limestone with Hamstone dressing and features a slate roof with gabled ends and brick gable-end stacks. The house has a double-depth plan with a central entrance, a passage between the two main front rooms, and a straight staircase located behind the front left room.

The exterior is two storeys high with an attic and has an almost symmetrical two-window front. It features 19th-century 16-pane sash windows set in openings with slightly cambered stone arches and slate cills. The doorway, positioned slightly to the right of centre, has a Hamstone ashlar recessed architrave with a round arch and reeded imposts, a semi-circular fanlight, and a 19th-century six-panel door. There are also two 20th-century roof-lights at the front. The rear elevation has not been inspected.

Inside, much of the original joinery remains, including panelled doors, a stick-baluster staircase, and various chimneypieces. Notably, there is a marble chimneypiece with slim fluted half-columns featuring lion paws carved on the bases, as well as a safe on the first-floor landing with panelled doors. It is noted that the house was occupied in the mid-19th century by a tea merchant.