Village House

This is a village house, likely dating to the 17th century with later additions and substantial refurbishment in 1997-8. The house is built of local rubblestone walls, now plastered and painted, and has a gabled thatched roof with gable-end stacks, all of which have been rebuilt. It has a T-shaped plan, comprising an original two-unit front wing, an additional bay added in 1997-8, and a rear kitchen wing likely added after the initial construction. The rear kitchen wing features thicker walls than the rest of the house.

The front elevation, viewed from the south-west, features a ground-floor window with 3 x 4 small panes, a 2-light casement window with small panes and a timber head at eaves level, and a main front doorway leading into the Dining Room. The doorway has a wooden boarded door and a gabled canopy with ornate bargeboard and a plain finial on trellised supports, now overgrown. A 2-light casement window with 3 x 4 small panes sits under a timber lintel in the Dining Room. Above, on the first floor, are two small 2-light windows flanking the ground-floor window. An outshut, housing the hearthstair, has a small square window in its front wall. The 1990s extension is set slightly back and has a double casement window with 3 x 4 lights on the ground floor and two small paned 2-light casements above. A double garage completes the range. The front garden wall, including a mounting block on the street side, was largely rebuilt in the 1990s.

The rear elevation has few features and is characterized by late 20th-century windows and a glazed kitchen door. A small 19th-century dairy with a slate roof, also refurbished, is located in the yard.

Inside, entry is directly into the Hall (Dining Room), which features broad chamfered beams with fillet and hollow stops, reed-moulded joists, a fireplace with a chamfered timber bressumer and dressed stone jambs. The outer room lacks original features, while the inner room dates to 1997-8. The rear kitchen retains its hearth with a bread oven and a washing copper, as well as a stone corner stair leading to a removed first floor, containing an oven underneath. A 17th-century two-light window is located on the staircase. The house has principal rafter roofs, heightened on the front slope.