The Almshouses

The Almshouses are a Grade I listed building, featuring a two-storey facade approximately 50 metres long, constructed with close-studded framing. The first floor juts out, supported by joist ends with arched braces near the entrances. The central entrance has a Tudor arch with decorative spandrels and paired doors, alongside a blocked entrance to the left. There are seven pairs of Tudor-headed doorways, plus an additional single doorway at the right end, all fitted with renewed plank doors. The doorway for No. 1 has a moulded architrave with mason's mitres. The windows, mostly three-light with leaded glazing, are arranged in pairs between the doors. On the first floor, there are shallow oriel windows, four by four lights, over the central entrance and beside each pair of entrances. No. 1 features a three-light window on the ground floor. The stacks have two shafts, with an end stack at No. 1. The rear of the building is thought to have originally included an open first-floor gallery, which has since been replaced by a 20th-century brick extension.

Inside, the Almshouses showcase exposed timber-framing and chamfered beams, with two staircases leading to the upper rooms flanking the central entrance passage.