The Old Griffin

The Old Griffin is a house that was formerly known as the Griffin Inn, which closed as a public house in the early 1960s. It dates back to the early 16th century and was extended to the right in the 17th century, creating a two-cell, lobby entry house. There have been various later additions, notably one from the 1980s at the rear, which connects the house to a 19th-century barn that is now part of the living space. The building is timber framed and plastered, with a pantiled roof. It has two storeys and an attic, featuring mid-20th century two-light windows with diamond-leaded panes. There is a flat-roofed one-storey porch from the 20th century with a battened plank door, and an internal stack with an axial shaft, the lower half of which is rendered.

The interior showcases earlier work in three bays, with good heavy studding, a mid rail, and reverse-curved braces. There is evidence of diamond-mullioned windows on both floors. The two-bay hall to the left has well-crafted chamfered ceiling joists and an open fireplace with a moulded lintel. In the right cell, the front wall features a blocked 16th-century cross-entry doorway with a four-centre arched head. The 16th-century bay has slightly chamfered joists set flat, while the 17th-century addition has more irregular joists. On the upper floor, there is a slightly cambered tie beam over the hall chamber, although the braces are missing. The right gable of the 16th-century range, now internal, has jowl corbels beneath the projecting ends of the wallplates, and plain joists set flat to the upper ceilings. The roof over the 16th-century section is a coupled-rafter design, and there is a newel stair with the treads of the lower flight rebuilt in the 20th century.