Humblebee Cottages

Humblebee Cottages is a row of three cottages, believed to have originated as a barn in the mid 16th century before being converted into cottages in the mid 17th century. The cottages were refaced and altered in the late 18th century. They are timber framed and refaced, with parts rebuilt in Flemish bond red brick featuring flared headers. The cottages have an old tile roof, with a brick ridge and a stack at the right end. Each cottage has a one-unit plan and stands two storeys high, forming a six-window range. The cottage on the right, No. 3, has a plank door with a painted wood lintel, and the windows are mostly two-light casements, many of which are leaded, though some are fragmentary or missing. The ground floor windows feature brick segmental arches. On the left side of No. 1, there are doorways on each floor. At the rear, there are plank doors and one and two-light casements on the ground floor only.

Inside, Nos. 1 and 2 have open fireplaces with 19th-century cast iron ranges, and No. 2 includes a bread oven. The interiors feature stud partitions, with No. 2 showcasing an ogee-stop chamfered ceiling beam and two jowled posts. There is a straight flight winder staircase and wide floorboards. The trenched purlin roof has tie beams that have been cut through. It is said that these cottages were originally the stables of Chesterton House, which was demolished in 1802.