New England House, And New England Cottage

New England House and New England Cottage comprise a house, originally one building, now divided into two dwellings. The core of the house dates to the 17th century, with a lower, projecting crosswing added to the north. A late 19th-century parallel front block was built on the east, and an early 20th-century parallel block extends to the rear. The central block and north crosswing are timber-framed and roughcast, while later additions are of red brick. The roofs are steeply pitched and tiled, with old red tiles. The house is set back from the road on its eastern side, with the north crosswing projecting to the east. There are two-storey parallel blocks to the west and east of the central block, and a small two-storey block is attached to the north side of the lower north crosswing. It has box dormer windows on the roof of the central block and a large external south gable chimney built from red brick, featuring three conjoined square shafts. The two parallel blocks have two-storey canted bay windows to their south gables. The building served as The Black Horse public house from at least 1799 until 1889; a 1805 sales catalogue listed a parlour, two kitchens, and a small front room. It is thought that the enclosure of common lands was administered from the site between 1811 and 1818.