Nether End

Nether End is a house dating from the 16th century, with a right bay and a former attached farmbuilding to the left that were added and refaced in the 18th century. Three dormers were inserted in the late 19th or early 20th century, and the farmbuilding was converted with additional dormers added in the late 20th century. The house is timber-framed with one pair of crucks and brick infill set on a regular coursed sandstone plinth. The additions and front have been refaced in Flemish bond brick, and it features a plain-tile roof with an old brick right end and large ridge stacks. Originally designed as a three-unit baffle-entry plan, it has been altered to an L-plan with a wing on the right at the rear. The building is one storey with an attic and has a five-window range. The front elevation has a high plinth due to the sloping site, and the porch features 18th-century brick and stone steps with a low wall parallel to the front, although the posts and gabled roof are mid-20th century. Inside, there is a ribbed door. The ground floor has irregular fenestration with 2- and 3-light 19th and 20th-century casements that include horizontal glazing bars, and most openings are topped with brick segmental arches. The small raked dormers have casements of three lights, while the first bay has four lights, also with horizontal glazing bars. The left return side has a mid-20th-century timber open porch with a pitched roof and a plank door. The rear shows some exposed framing and has mid-20th-century dormers. Inside, there are two back-to-back open fireplaces with chamfered bressumers; the one in the room to the left of the entrance has been converted into a cupboard, while the other has a cupboard with a fielded panel door. The interior also features exposed stud and framed partitions, run-out chamfered beams, and an ogee-stop-chamfered beam in the right bay. There is a straight flight of stairs, exposed crucks, and some wattle and daub infill, along with a queen strut roof.