Poplar Cottage

Poplar Cottage is a range of three houses that dates back to the late 16th century. It was raised in height in the early 17th century and re-roofed. The building was converted into two houses in the 19th century and then into a single house in the early 20th century. It features a plastered and colourwashed timber frame with a thatched roof.

The exterior is one storey with a dormer attic and has a west elevation that includes a four-window range. There is an early 20th-century four-panelled door located north of the centre, with the upper two panels featuring stained glass. The elevation also has four 20th-century two-light casements and pargeted panels between the windows. A gabled dormer, located north of the centre, is fitted with a two-light casement, and there is a ridge stack positioned north of the centre. The south gable end is weatherboarded, while the north gable end mirrors the west elevation, with one two-light attic casement. The rear (east) elevation has three two-light casements, one of which is covered by a single-storey extension added in 1983, along with a gabled dormer fitted with a two-light casement.

Inside, the ground floor consists of three rooms arranged in a line, accessed by a passage created on the west side. The main frame includes reused jowled principal studs that clasp wall plates and stand on sole plates, with secondary studs dating from the late 16th century. Bridging beams and ceiling joists were inserted in the early 17th century. The north room features a chamfered spine beam with tongue stops and similar joists. The stud south wall indicates a former property division, and south of this wall is a staircase bay that contains an early 20th-century dog-leg staircase with twisted balusters and turned newels. The main stack is made of English bond brick and was rebuilt in the 20th century. The centre room has a wide fireplace opening under a chamfered bressumer with tongue stops, and it also has bridging beams and joists with similar decoration. The south room has a similar bridging beam and joists but lacks a fireplace. The south end was added in the early 20th century and includes a secondary staircase in a straight flight. The first floor has interconnecting rooms with exposed principal studs, and the roof features secondary rafters, collars, and one tier of clasped purlins.