Former Village Food Store And Bakery

The former village food store and bakery is an open hall house, likely dating from the 14th or 15th century, which has been extensively remodeled during the 19th century with later additions and alterations primarily from the mid-20th century. The building features rendered and roughcast brick that conceals a timber frame, partly constructed using cruck techniques, and has a plain tile roof with an end stack on the left. Originally, it had an open hall of three bays, with a first floor inserted around 1600 and the eaves raised in the 19th century. The structure is two storeys high and has a three-window front with 20th-century casements, and a roughly central entrance with a 20th-century shop window to the left. Inside, the ground floor boasts a massive cross-beamed ceiling with deep hollow chamfering, and there are three true cruck trusses featuring arch bracing and Alcock apex type L2.