Noons Cottages

Noons Cottages, originally a single-storey house dating back to the 15th century, now comprise two houses. In the 16th century, a floor and chimney were inserted, the walls were heightened, and the roof was rebuilt. The building is a two-storey former farmhouse facing east, with a timber frame and plaster, appearing as ashlar, with the southern half renewed. A large central chimney rises through the front slope of the roof near the ridge. Number 2 (on the west) has a late 17th-century three-light mullioned window with leaded glazing and a central iron casement, and a small three-light wooden casement window on the upper floor. To the right is a plank door under an inclined drip board supported by shaped brackets. Number 1 (on the south) features modern two-light wooden casements with leaded glazing, a rear lean-to addition, and a south gable porch. A rear lean-to, incorporating a large brick-built bread oven with a separate chimney, is older and constructed of slate, brick, and weatherboard. The interior of Number 1 retains a wallpost and cut-off brace indicative of an earlier tie beam, with exposed wattle and daub above the kitchen door. It also features a large fireplace with a chamfered spine beam with run-out stops, a winding stair to the west, an inserted floor structure with an axial beam and exposed joists, all chamfered and stopped. A rear wall displays exposed close-studding, while a late 16th-century ovolo-moulded three-light window is set in the first-floor bathroom, positioned above and under old wallplates. The first floor has chamfered ceiling beams lodged on tie beams. A late 17th-century two-panel cupboard door with H hinges is also present. An unusual carved stop, in the form of a tapered knob, is found on the chamfers of the ground floor axial beam.