Premises Of Mr D J Cobbold

The premises of Mr. D J Cobbold is a house that dates from the early to late 16th century, with a front added in the 19th century. It is timber-framed, rendered on the sides and rear, and faced with mid-19th century red brick, topped with black glazed pantiles. The building has two storeys, part of which includes an attic, and features a single-storey lean-to with a fully hipped roof against the right gable end. There are end chimney stacks, both with plain shafts made of Tudor bricks; the left stack is set within the gable, while the right stack is external.

All windows are late 20th century replacements designed to match the original style. The upper floor has one three-light and one two-light plain casement window, while the ground floor features one two-light and one three-light window with a transom and glazing bars, both having wedge lintels and vermiculated keystones. The central doorway is framed by a projecting brick surround with a corbelled-out top made of diagonally projecting bricks, and it has an inner segmental arch with a vermiculated keystone.

Inside, the building is divided into two closely dated sections. The left side, including the entrance passage, has two bays with a central truss that features a cambered tie-beam and deep arched braces, one of which has been removed. The tie-beam has the base of a crown-post, with another located in the partition wall to the right of the entrance passage. The roof above has rafters and collars that are covered, with side-purlins pegged against the rafters. The main beam in the ground-floor ceiling below this truss has a very wide chamfer and curved stepped stops, similar to a beam found at the neighbouring Home Farmhouse. This main beam may have been inserted, and the left end stack is set within a half bay, which may have originally been a smoke-bay, although most evidence has been removed. To the right of the entry, the ground floor room has a main beam and joists that are described as plain, rough, and set flat, but all are boxed in. On the upper floor, there is an unusual double partition between the two parts of the frame, leaving a narrow space in between. The house does not have a name.