Oak Beam Cottage and Endways

Oak Beam Cottage and Endways is a house that has been divided into two dwellings. It dates from the early 17th century, with extensions made in the later 17th century and the 20th century. The building features a timber frame with whitewashed and rendered brick infill, along with casing and additions, all covered by tiled roofs.

The structure consists of two sections, each with two bays, forming a T shape. No. 27, located on the right, is a one-storey building with an attic. It is rendered and has a central three-light casement flanked by two-light casements, all with leaded panes and timber glazing bars on the right. The eaves are set diagonally, and there are two 20th-century dormers—one with two lights and another with a single light. A 20th-century bay has been added to the right, featuring a catslide roof over a projecting entrance.

No. 25, on the left, is a two-storey structure with a taller ridge and a projecting gable at the front. The ground floor is whitewashed brick with a three-light casement, while the first floor displays exposed framing with a two-light casement and a clasped purlin roof. There is a cross axial ridge stack with a rebuilt cap. The left return is brick with a roughcast first floor, containing two entrances and two-light casements from the 18th or 19th century. The rear gable end of No. 25 is brick with exposed posts on the first floor and a tile-hung gable. The right return behind No. 27 shows exposed framing on the first floor. At the rear of No. 27, there is a catslide roof over a lean-to outshut, featuring a strap-hinged door and a small gabled dormer. A three-light casement with a cambered head is partially blocked.

Inside No. 27, there is a ground floor stop-chamfered binding beam, jowled posts supporting cambered tie beams, and a clasped purlin roof with curved windbraces. No. 25 was not inspected.