7 And 9, High Street

This is a house, now divided into two dwellings, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The property has a timber frame set upon a brick base, with roughcast rendering. It is topped by a steeply pitched slate roof. Originally, the house comprised three rooms, likely employing a lobby entry plan. The building is one storey high with an attic. The two front entrances have been blocked but retain fanlights and bracketed hoods; the fanlight to the left has stained glass, while the hood to the right extends over a small pane flush frame horizontal sliding sash window. Below this window, C19 or later timber and brick nogging is exposed. A second horizontal sliding sash window is centrally located, and a 20th-century casement window sits to the left. Three 20th-century dormers, each featuring two lights and a raking head, are visible in the roof. A rebuilt axial ridge stack is situated behind the left entrance. The left end of the roof has a half-hip design, with two-light flush frame casement windows and exposed plates indicating a former thatched roof. 20th-century lean-to additions are present at the rear, providing access points. Inside, some exposed timber framing with tension braces is visible. The building is included on the list due to its group value.