Manor Cottage

Manor Cottage is a house dating to the 15th century, with additions and alterations made in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is timber-framed and largely red brick, with a plain tiled roof that was originally thatched. The building retains elements of an open hall, now divided into two storeys, with a later two-storey wing added. The eastern end of the hall has been curtailed.

The front of the building exhibits 18th century Flemish bond brickwork. A 20th century lean-to outshut covers two doorways in the centre of the ground floor, one a 19th century stable door, the other a plank door, both with cambered heads. To the left is a 2-light casement window with a cambered head, flanked by rendered walling; to the right, a similar window. Above are two 2-light windows to the right and left, and a single-light casement in the centre. A massive wall plate runs along the top of the wall. The right-hand gable end has a 20th century single-storey service addition with a flat roof and a brick chimney stack with two flues. The left-hand gable end features a large brick chimney stack with offsets. The rear elevation is rendered and colourwashed and has a 19th century casement window at ground floor, and two 2-light casement windows and a single-light casement window on the first floor.

Internally, the ground floor rooms have chamfered 17th century beams, and one 18th century four-panel door with strap hinges. The stairwell has timber-framed walls and steeply angled steps, likely dating to the 17th century. The central hall truss, now divided into two bedrooms, includes a cambered tie beam with double chamfer and bird beak decoration to its underside, and a crown post. The lower part of the crown post is embedded in a dividing wall, while the upper portion is in a loft above a ceiling. It is octagonal, with a moulded base and a brattished and moulded cap. Four arched braces extend from the crown post to the collar and collar purlins. A close stud dividing wall to the west has wattle and daub infill and a further arched brace supporting the collar purlin. The eastern end of the hall has been partially demolished. The roof has heavy common rafters joined by collars. One later arched brace has been added to the central truss.