38 And 40, Main Street

A pair of cottages, likely dating from the mid-18th century, although they may incorporate an earlier structure. The cottages are constructed of painted brick with a thatched roof. Number 38 is set slightly forward and has a single-unit plan. It features a 6-panelled wooden door within a wood architrave and a 3-light horizontally sliding sash window to the right. Above, there is a 2-light window with an eyebrow dormer. Number 40 has a central doorway within a wood architrave and horizontally sliding sash windows: a 3-light window to the left and a 2-light window to the right. The upper 2-light windows also have eyebrow dormers. All lower windows have cambered heads. Axial and right-hand gable stacks are present. Number 38 retains a ‘County Insurance’ sign. Number 40 has a cobble plinth and a newly constructed coped gable.