We can’t be sure what the earliest structure looked like, but substantial homes of this period often used timber framing with wattle-and-daub infill. This form of construction can still be seen in the loft today.

Restoration work in the 1990s uncovered a pair of Tudor fireplaces (originally listed as Georgian) with the characteristic low-rise ‘flattened’ arch, a firebox at ground level and a bread oven.