Bank Cottage And Oak House

This is a circa 1700 house, originally built as a single dwelling but later divided into two separate properties, Bank Cottage and Oak House. The house is constructed of red brick, which has been colourwashed, and has a black pantile roof. It has an 'L' shape with a single-storey extension at the rear. Originally ten bays wide, the front was altered in the early 19th century with the addition of a shallow, projecting central bay. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, set within flat, gauged brick arches. Decorative brickwork remains around some original window openings at each end, including a moulded brick platband at the first floor level. The central entrance has a 6-panel door with a fanlight containing glazing bars, set within a door surround featuring plain pilasters and an entablature. The building has a brick plinth and moulded brick eaves. The curved gables have moulded brick kneelers and an end stack on the left. There are also an off-centre axial stack and a rear stack. Two dormers, each with a casement window and glazing bars, are present.

Inside, a fine dog-leg staircase features carved tread ends, turned balusters, moulded handrails, and newels shaped like fluted Corinthian columns. Associated panelling forms a dado to the stair and is found within the stair spandrel, along with an elliptical-headed door with a key block. There is further panelled decoration on the first-floor bedroom, incorporating Ionic pilasters, and a number of early 18th-century panelled doors are still in place. A fine stone fire surround, dating from around 1680 and possibly re-used from elsewhere, has square 'urn' profile pilasters, Ionic capitals, and an entablature. A 19th-century fireplace with Delft tiles depicting biblical scenes completes the feature.