Auberies

Auberies is a house built in two stages, featuring a late 15th century parlour cross-wing that is two storeys high, and a 16th century hall range that is one storey with attics on the left. The building is timber-framed and plastered. The upper floor of the cross-wing juts out towards the street, showcasing exposed joist-ends and four chamfered brackets underneath. The area beneath the jetty is moulded and embattled. The roof is thatched, with a red brick chimney that includes a 16th or 17th century shaft, which was almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. There is a 19th century gabled casement dormer with bargeboards featuring pierced cusping along the soffit, similar to those on the cross-wing gable. The windows are small-pane casements, and there is a 20th century boarded entrance door.

The cross-wing displays well-preserved 15th century framing, with close-studding and large unchamfered floor joists. A blocked 4-centred arched doorway leads to the parlour. Inside, there is a two-bay crownpost roof, where the central post is octagonal but lacks a capital, supported by two-way plank braces. The hall range was constructed in the mid or late 16th century, likely on the site of an earlier hall. It features a large 16th century open fireplace, which does not seem to match the heavy unchamfered joists of the upper floor, suggesting that the hall may have originally been open with a fireplace and was later floored over. The studwork in this range is arch-braced. Inside the hall, there are painted plaster panels; one bears a shield with the name Aspal beneath it, while another features a restored rose emblem, both possibly dating from the late 16th century.