Bury Farm Cottages

Bury Farm Cottages is a cottage range that was formerly part of a manorial farm complex. It dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with alterations and additions made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The structure is timber-framed and now has a roughcast exterior, with the upper floor jettied to both the front and rear. It features a plain clay tile roof with a central brick chimney stack and an additional rear wall stack at the north end. The building has two storeys and consists of six bays, primarily with 19th-century three-light casement windows that have moulded frames. At the east end, there is a three-light timber mullioned window from the 16th century, which has hollow-moulded four-centre arch heads to the lights and leaded casements. A simpler three-light wooden mullioned window is located on the first floor. The rear elevation displays exposed close studding on the first floor above a 20th-century extension, with a central offshoot beneath the extended roof slope.

Inside, the cottage features a common rafter roof with curved wind bracing to the purlins. There is much exposed framing and partitioning, including an original framed door opening and an interior three-light mullioned window with arched heads. Historically, this building was part of a manorial complex owned by Westminster Abbey and has served various functions, including a farmhouse and later as labourers' cottages. Recent research has compared the linear form of the originally unheated range to that of a guildhall or church house, although it served a different purpose in this rural setting.