The Old Boot Shop And Middle House

The Old Boot Shop and Middle House are a complex of buildings, likely dating from the 16th century and 18th century respectively, with later additions and alterations. The buildings were originally a smithy and boot shop with a hayloft above, and have been converted into three houses, now reduced to two.

Middle House is a small timber-framed building with painted brick infill and a plain-tile roof, exhibiting a single-unit plan. The exterior shows two storeys and a two-window range. There is a six-panelled door within a moulded wood door frame on the right, and a 4-light casement window to the left. First floor windows are two 20th-century casements. A rebuilt stack is located on the left end of the facade.

The Old Boot Shop has small timber framing to the rear, with reddish brick laid in Flemish bond to the front and side facades, brick nogging, a lias stone plinth, and a plain-tile roof. The plan is three-unit, with two storeys and three first-floor windows. The ground floor features two 20th-century entrances and a bay window under a continuous hood. A further multi-pane casement is set under a cambered arch. First floor windows include a 3-light casement and two 2-light metal casements, set within wooden frames and fitted with metal latches. A dentilated eaves cornice is present. The rear elevation displays a notch in the timber framing, originally used as a support prop for a building.

The interior of The Old Boot Shop features an inglenook fireplace with a reused bressumer beam and chamfered spine beams. There are reports of smoke-blackened timbers to the roof. The roof is said to contain a tie-beam truss with collar, rafters, purlins, and concave wind braces trenched into the purlins. Stilted braces extend from the stud head to the bressumer, and the end wall features arched braces. A smithy was located at the left end of the building.

The buildings contribute to the group character of listed buildings along The Green.