4 And 6, High Street

Nos. 4 and 6 High Street is a shop and office building dating from the mid-16th century. It features a timber-framed structure that is rendered, with roofs covered in plain tiles and asbestos sheeting over the wing. The building has a hall and cross-wing plan, standing two storeys high with a one-storey attic. It has a two-window range and a two-storey wing, along with a rear extension.

The cross-wing has exposed roof plates and is jettied, featuring an off-centre 19th-century two-light window with a flat surround and miniature panes in the upper third. The hall range includes one large and one small 19th-century gabled dormer, both with barge-boards, imitation framing, and similar casements with upper panes. A 19th-century stack is visible through the front roof slope, and the roof hips back at the ridge to cover the two-storey rear extension. The shop fronts are from the 20th century and feature large plate-glass areas. The rear wing includes a long two-storey 19th-century extension.

Inside, part of the cross-wing and hall partition remains, showcasing a deep-section girding beam, a substantial main post, and an arched wall brace. At the rear of the hall, there is a wide-arched cross-passage door head and an adjoining post with a rebate for a door at the side and a mortice for a spere. An inserted 17th-century floor and the base of an arch brace can be seen through the ceiling, possibly leading to a central truss. The cross-wing, which was formerly a parlour or solar, retains much of its studwork on the first floor, with internal wall-bracing, jowled posts, and solid knee braces between the central posts and tie beam. The hall typically consists of two unequal bays, with a collar purlin that survives alongside one encased longitudinal brace and mortices for others. Some braces for the mid-hall tie beam are visible beneath the inserted floor. The rear of the cross-wing features a hip and gablet type design, with an inserted 19th-century stack and small fireplaces. The rear 17th-century extension has a spine beam and exposed square-section joists.