Pentre

Pentre is a listed Grade II timber-framed house of one and a half storeys, arranged in an L-shape with a prominent two-storey gabled porch positioned just south of centre. The building is roofed in slate and features timber framing composed of a mixture of square and narrow panels. Much of the original framing has been faced or replaced over time with masonry, brickwork, corrugated iron or timber cladding. The main range runs north-south, with an added kitchen range extending west from the north end. A large single-storey lean-to projects from the west side of the main range, with additional lean-tos at the north gable end and a single-storey glass house at the south end. Four chimneys serve the house: a substantial red brick central stack with decorative pots of 19th-century pattern; an external masonry stack at the west gable end of the kitchen; and small brick stacks at the southwest and northeast corners of the main range.

The front elevation presents a long, four-window range, with the porch spanning the south bay of the hall. The porch gable displays square panels below the mid rail, much narrower panelling above, and diagonal struts at the apex. The entrance contains French doors with a small canopy in front supported on poles. The second storey has two four-pane iron casement windows with a stud removed to accommodate them. To the left of the porch stands the former parlour, retaining the top row of narrow box panels, though some studs are painted on. Below, the wall is timber clad and contains a 12-pane sash window with louvered shutters. To the right of the porch, the upper row of widely spaced studs and infill panels survive, but the lower two rows have been largely replaced by black-and-white painted masonry and brickwork. Three 17th-century windows, possibly in their original positions, are square nine-pane wooden casements with cast iron opening lights in the centre. The window nearest the porch features diamond quarry glazing, while that at the north end is missing the lower transom. A dormer above the left-hand window contains a small four-pane casement. The south gable end of the range has been rebuilt in brickwork, painted black and white, with a protruding sill band of three bricks, the centre one dentilled. A 12-pane sash window occupies the gable, with French windows below leading to the glass house. The rear (west) elevation is mainly clad in corrugated iron and includes a planked rear door with small light, a 20th-century window to the south, and a dormer above containing a small four-pane casement. A large corrugated iron clad lean-to towards the south end contains 20th-century casements and a door.

The south elevation of the west wing comprises four rows of narrow panels, with one ground floor window similar to those on the front of the main range and a matching six-pane casement above. A 20th-century door into the kitchen sits near the angle with the main range. The rear of the west wing is also timber framed but largely obscured by a masonry lean-to. The west gable end is weather-boarded around the large masonry stack, beyond which a washroom formerly existed.

Internally, the house originally consisted of a two-bay hall, outer room and inner room(s). The south bay of the hall is now occupied by two back-to-back stacks, with no remains of the cross passage surviving. The smoke bay was probably in the north bay of the hall, and smoke-blackened beams are reportedly present in the attic. The hall contains a panelled fireplace and a deeply chamfered spine beam with cut stops, with the subsidiary beam also chamfered. Access to the outer room (parlour) is gained via a passageway to the east of the stacks, now incorporated into the area inside the later porch. The main staircase rises from the east side of the stacks. The outer room has two spine beams which are boxed in. A second doorway on the west side of the stack leads into the west lean-to extension. The inner room also features a boxed in spine beam with a rear staircase. Small service rooms occupy the north end within a series of lean-tos, where box panelling representing the original north gable end remains visible. The kitchen wing is entered from the inner room and contains a spine beam with small chamfers. Other interior details include flagstone floors and panelled doors.

The first floor reveals two large through purlins. The loft, above collar beam level, was viewed at the south end only. Framing around the south stack shows clear evidence of reuse from elsewhere.