62, High Street

No. 62 High Street is a cottage that dates from two building periods: the mid to late 16th century and the mid to late 17th century. It is constructed with timber framing, which is partly exposed and partly rendered, and features a reed thatch roof with a ridge stack, the upper courses of which have been rebuilt. The cottage is a single range with five bays and stands two storeys high.

The two bays at the east end are from the mid to late 16th century and have a jettied east end. The exposed framing shows close set studwork of uniform scantling. There is one horizontal sliding sash window on both the first and ground floors, although the ground floor window is now shuttered. The original doorway is located in the rear wall.

The mid to late 17th century section consists of three bays to the west, including the firebay, which likely replaced part of the earlier 16th century structure. This section also has two storeys and features three windows on the first floor, including two horizontal sliding sashes, and two similar windows on the ground floor that are now shuttered. The doorway in this section is a later addition.

Inside, the cottage features an arch-braced tie beam to the centre truss of the mid to late 16th century bay at the east end. The ceiling has joists laid flat, and the main posts have jowled heads. The roof has side purlins. The mid to late 17th century bays have plain heads in the main posts and roughly carpentered timbers, some of which still retain their bark. The inglenook fireplace, dating from the mid to late 17th century, includes an early 18th century bread oven and salt cupboard. The ceiling joists in this area are stop-chamfered and laid on edge.