45/47 AND 49, HIGH STREET

A former coaching inn, now two houses, dating to the mid-18th century with possible origins in the 17th or earlier. The building has undergone extensions and alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is timber-framed with a brick front and additions, constructed with roughcast and panelled rendering. The tiled roof has a steeper pitch to the front. Number 47 has two bays, while Number 49 has four. Both houses feature lobby entrances. Number 47 has steps leading to a central entrance with an 18th-century five-panelled door, a 20th-century doorcase with pilasters and brackets to a pedimental head. It also has small-pane cross casements. There are two two-light gabled dormers and a central red brick ridge stack. Number 49's ground floor has a 19th-century half-glazed and recessed door with a patterned 20th-century architrave and pedimental head. It also has small-pane cross casements with segmental heads, a small casement to the left, and a carriageway with a timber lintel and brick-faced returns. The first floor features cross casements with a blind opening to the right of centre, recessed with segmental heads, and a flat-headed flush frame to the left. There are two hipped two-light dormers and a red brick ridge stack to the right of centre. The front of Number 49 projects beyond the right end, which is rendered with scoring to resemble ashlar. To the rear of each house are 18th-century red brick and tiled service and former stabling wings. A two-story, two-bay wing from Number 47 has an entrance to the yard, horizontal sliding sashes, and a stack to the rear gable end. Further additions extend the rear of Number 47. A one-story and attic wing from Number 49 is partly whitewashed and features an entrance to the yard, two gabled dormers, and a stack to the rear gable end. The interior of Number 47 includes some exposed framing, a large inglenook fireplace, and a reset ovolo moulded bearer. The interior of Number 49 was not inspected. The building was formerly the Bull Public House.