Blacksmith House

Blacksmith House is a house dating from around 1600. It has two storeys and is constructed with a timber frame and plaster, topped with a thatched roof that is half-hipped at both ends. The house features an internal chimney stack made of white brick with a saw-tooth shaft, which is topped with red brick. There are two 3-light small-paned casement windows on each storey, which are irregularly spaced. The structure consists of four bays and has been adapted into a three-cell lobby-entrance layout; however, the chimney stack intrudes into the ceiling of the middle room, suggesting it may have been added later. The ceiling showcases exposed main beams and joists, all of which are chamfered and have scroll stops. The roof structure includes short bays with cambered collars and clasped purlins, but lacks windbraces. The hip rafters are made from coppice wood and appear to be of a later date. There is also a small single-storey extension from the 19th century on the north side, built of flint and red brick, and featuring a black-glazed pantiled roof.