Mason'S Arms Public House

The Mason's Arms Public House is a former farmhouse that dates back to the 17th century. It was enlarged and altered in the mid-19th century and underwent extensive internal changes in the mid-20th century. The building is roughcast over rubble with a thatched roof that is half hipped at the south end. There are rendered stacks on the west gable end and on the east front right gable end, as well as a large external stepped stack on the left. The structure has a V-plan at a road junction and was originally designed with three cells and a cross passage facing east towards Doniford Road. It has been enlarged by three bays, with an addition at an angle facing southwest onto the Watchet road, though the interior has been significantly altered.

The east front features one and a half storeys with irregular fenestration, all of which consists of 19th and 20th-century windows. There is one eyebrow dormer and two casements to the right, along with a large external stack to the right of a two-light casement. The ground floor includes three windows to the left and two to the right of a 20th-century thatched gabled porch. The left return, which faces the Watchet road, has four bays, all with 20th-century fenestration. A 19th-century gabled red sandstone ashlar porch with a segmental-headed opening is located in the second bay from the right, while a red sandstone rusticated surround frames the plank door on the left.

The interior was only partially viewed and has been much altered. Despite these changes, the thatched roof and chimneys of the Mason's Arms are significant landscape features at the northern exit from Williton. The farmhouse was likely converted into an inn in the late 18th to early 19th century, coinciding with the establishment of the nearby turnpike, which regulated road traffic about 20 meters to the south. North Street was known as Shutgate Street until the 1970s due to the turnpike.