Erw Bant And Attached Outbuilding

Erw Bant is a cottage with an attached outbuilding, dating from the late 14th century or 15th century, which was remodeled in the early 18th century and mid-19th century, with later additions and alterations. The cottage is cruck framed and rebuilt in 18th century red brick on the left and 19th century red brick on the right, with a rubblestone plinth and a slate roof. Originally an open-hall house, it was floored over with a left end stack added in the 18th century. The building has one storey and an attic, featuring a 19th century dentilled eaves cornice. There are two 20th century casements in a late 19th century style with cambered heads in the center on the ground floor, and two hip-roofed eaves dormers directly above. To the left is an infilled doorway, and to the far right is a boarded door with a cambered head. An inserted axial integral end stack is located above the entrance, along with an external end stack to the left. At the rear on the right, there is a 19th century red brick and rubblestone lean-to that has been extended to form a late 20th century conservatory.

The attached outbuilding, probably from the early 18th century, is timber framed with red brick infill on an uncoursed limestone rubble plinth that incorporates a cellar, topped with a plain tile roof. The framing consists of square and rectangular panels, with two added three from cill to wall-plate, projecting single-purlin ends, and raking struts from tie beams to principal rafters. The interior of the cottage has not been inspected, but it is noted to have an arch-braced true cruck truss with an elongated cusped quatrefoil at the apex and cusped trefoils in the spandrels. The timber frame of the former right gable end is also present. The 20th century red brick lean-to attached to the right gable end and the 20th century conservatory are not considered to have special architectural interest.