43, South End

No. 43 South End is a house that was originally built as labourers' cottages around 1500 and was partly rebuilt in the mid to late 16th century, with further alterations and additions made in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The structure is timber-framed and plastered, featuring a plain tiled roof and a red brick ridge stack. A 19th-century gault brick extension with a slated roof is present. The building has two storeys and a long jetty to the south, along with a two-storey extension added in the 19th century to the north.

The original layout included a two-bay hall and an unheated hall chamber, with a service room located to the west of the cross passage. The building was reconstructed in the mid to late 16th century, during which a large stack was inserted, backing onto the cross passage. A service partition and hearth were added to the cross passage, possibly in the late 18th or early 19th century.

On the south elevation, there is a boarded door on the left and a blocked doorway on the right. The first floor features one original mullioned window, while the ground floor has two casement windows. Notably, the first-floor west gable window retains its original moulded cill. This building may have connections to land held in Bassingbourn by Westminster Abbey since 1503.