The Cottage The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage and The Cottage are a group of buildings with a history spanning the mid-16th century. The north-south wing dates to around 1540, with a south front added in 1723 for Reverend John Burgate, and further refenestration in 1733. The interior was reordered in 1899, and there have been subsequent alterations.

The building is timber frame construction, with plaster raised into panels on the south front. Machine tiles cover the facade, while pantiles are elsewhere on the roof. The south front is two storeys high and six windows wide. A six-panelled and fielded door sits centrally, sheltered by a hood mould with label stops. The ground floor features three mid-19th century two-light timber and metal casements to the left of the door, and four to the right. Six similar casements are on the first floor, with the central window being three-light. A gabled roof tops the facade, and there are two rebuilt ridge stacks. A bay window was added to the west return in 1899.

The east front displays four gables of varying heights and pitch, with the gable to the left belonging to the 1723 facade. Brick plinths are present. The fenestration is largely composed of 19th-century casements. The north gable, which forms The Cottage, has brick to the ground floor on the east side, with a jettied northern front supported by corner brackets. A rebuilt ridge stack is located on the second gable from the north. The rear of the front wing incorporates two six-over-six unhorned sash windows, while other windows are 19th-century casements.

Inside, the principal door opens into a hall that was opened through both floors in 1899, with a first-floor gallery inserted to the north featuring a turned timber balustrade. A single-flight staircase is located to the left, in a narrow well. Boxed bridging beams are also present. The rear wing displays exposed posts to the timber frame, jowled principal studs, and arched braces to the tie beams. The jettied north element has a queen-post roof.