Maysent House

Maysent House, located at 885 Bradford Street, Bocking, is originally a 16th-century timber-framed and plastered building that has been altered in the 17th and 18th centuries. Around 1691, it was owned by John Maysent and operated as the Queen's Head Inn, serving as a stopping point for goods waggons traveling between London and East Anglia. The building comprises a 16th-century wing at the rear and a 17th-century front wing that was refaced in the 18th century with a plastered brick facade and a parapet. It has two storeys, attics, and cellars, and features a five-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals, each with a keystone. A raised band runs horizontally between the storeys. The central entrance has a six-panel door with four glazed upper panels, a semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing, and a wooden Roman Doric doorcase featuring cabled columns and an open pediment with panelled reveals. The roof is tiled and mansard style, with a half-hip at the north end and three dormers.