Shrub End

Shrub End is a house that was formerly divided into two cottages, dating from the late 16th century. It is one-and-a-half storeys tall and has a three-cell layout. The building features a combination of timber framing and plaster, showing traces of simple pargetting, along with sections of colour-washed brick. The roof is thatched, and there is an internal chimney stack that runs across the ridge of the roof.

The house has 2-light and 3-light 19th-century casement windows, each with a single bar to the lights, as well as one 20th-century cross window and two eyebrow dormers. There are two plank doors. Inside, some timbers are exposed, with the frame consisting of three-and-a-half bays; the northernmost bay is brick encased and is a later addition. The half-bay at the southern end now contains a chimney stack but may have originally extended further, as the two central bays appear incomplete. The main ceiling beam of the central truss retains one heavy arched brace, and an original studded partition has been removed between the northern and middle bays. Notably, there are no tie beams at the tops of the main posts, indicating that the house was constructed with a complete upper storey. The roof structure is entirely concealed.