47 And 49, Abbey Lane

47 and 49 Abbey Lane are two cottages that originated in the 14th and 15th centuries, with additions from the 16th and 17th centuries. The building features a small cruck-framed range at the rear, along with a 16th-century timber-framed cross wing that extends forward. The main part of the structure has a ground floor made of squared coursed lias and a timber-framed first floor. The roof is covered with 20th-century tiles and has rendered ridge and end stacks. The plan is L-shaped, and the building is two stories tall with a four-window range at the front, featuring 19th and 20th-century two- and three-light casements. There are 20th-century doors located to the center-left and center-right, each within a 20th-century timber porch.

At the rear of No. 47, there is a single-unit range with a pair of full crucks and a large framed rear wall that has lath and plaster infill. The front range of No. 47 is large framed and heavily jettied at the front gable. Inside No. 47, a pair of full crucks are visible, although the ridge has been removed and a first floor has been recently inserted. The 16th-century range contains a large spine beam and rafters, along with a large open fireplace featuring a chamfered timber bressumer. In the main range, which includes part of No. 47 and No. 49, there are stop-chamfered spine beams and joists, with some earlier joists still present. An open fireplace with a carved bressumer, likely reused, can also be found here. The roof has a queen-post design with three and a half bays, retaining its original ridge, purlins, and braces, although the rafters were replaced in the 20th century.