Bowling Green Cottage

Bowling Green Cottage is a cottage dating probably from the late 17th century, with an 18th-century wing at the north end and a later 19th-century extension to the south. It is constructed with a timber frame, many of the timbers being stop-chamfered, with later brick infill panels, some of which are rendered. A brick wing is also present. The roofs are covered in pantiles. End stacks are visible to the wings, and there’s a truncated ridge stack on the timber-framed part. The cottage has a T-shaped plan, with the timber-framed section forming the leg to the east. It has two storeys. The timber frame is box-framed and retains an original doorway on the south side, while a lead fire insurance plaque displaying a wheatsheaf and reading "FIRE LIFE, FARMER" is on the north side. Later ground-floor windows are present on both sides. The east gable apex is built of later brickwork and contains a segmental-headed window. The extended wall plates on this gable suggest the building once had an additional cell in that direction, and the roof of this wing appears to have been raised. Inside, the timber frame extends into the wing, creating a third room. A complete timber frame with bracing is visible at first-floor level in the north wing. The original entrance from the south is set against a central fireplace, which includes a bressumer supported by two heck posts, with a short heck screen on the south side. The bressumer also supports a complete tapering firehood visible in the room above. A passage staircase with framed sides is located behind the fireplace. On the first floor, an early plank door with longitudinal moulding is present. In the north wing, some reused timber is apparent, including a studded partition and a bressumer across the north end forming a smoke bay. Deeds from 1830 refer to "the former licenced premises," indicating the building’s former use as a public house.