Bassets

Bassets is a house dating from the early 16th century, with alterations around 1600, in the 19th century, and again around 1980. It is a three-cell open hall house, with extensions to the right added in two stages. The house has one storey and attics, constructed from timber framing and plaster, and features a thatched roof with two axial chimneys that were rebuilt in 20th century red brick. There are four eyebrow dormers with 20th century small-pane casements, along with late 20th century small-pane casements and two flat-roofed bays. A 20th century thatched gabled entrance porch with a boarded door is also present. Originally, the house had a two-bay open hall; to the left is a two-bay parlour cell and to the right is a single-bay service cell. Around 1600, an additional cell was added to the right, which includes a diamond mullioned window in the right-hand gable. A further 19th century extension to the right previously had a slated roof. The original framing is plain with arch wind-braced studding, and there are smoke-encrusted rafters with the collars removed, featuring a clasped purlin roof in the second phase. The house underwent significant remodelling around 1980 after a period of dereliction.