Yew Tree Cottages

Yew Tree Cottages is a house that has been converted into two dwellings. It dates from the 17th century, with additions and alterations from the 18th century, early 19th century, and 20th century. The original 17th-century structure is timber-framed, featuring painted wattle and daub or replacement brick infill, and has been refaced in rendered brick with brick and tile-hung additions. The building has plain tile roofs and brick stacks, and it stands two storeys high.

The original 17th-century house consists of two bays and is gable-end facing the road to the southwest. A rear outshut was added in the 18th century, along with a two-storey bay on the front right in the early 19th century. A second two-storey bay was added to the front left, creating a square plan and reorienting the building to face the road. The road elevation features three first-floor windows, with the bays containing windows of three, two, and three lights, all small-pane wood casements with tile sills, and segmental arches on the ground floor. A canopy from around 1980 extends along the left return, covering the ground floor of the left bay. A gabled porch added in the 1970s is located to the right, providing access to No. 2. The hipped roof has parallel ridges, each with a stack; the right stack has a 17th-century brick base.

The left return includes a door leading to No. 1, small-pane windows, and dentilled eaves on the left-hand section. The right return features 1970s windows, a dormer, and a raised first-floor addition that is not of special interest. The 20th-century rear additions are also not of special interest but include a former gabled outbuilding from the 19th century.

Inside, original timber-framed walls are visible, particularly well-preserved in No. 2, which retains the original rear wall and has a blocked, chamfered, two-light window on the first floor to the right. The interior includes chamfered beams with stepped cyma stops and old joists. In No. 1, there is an old strap-hinged board door and a panelled cupboard next to the chimney-breast on the first floor, along with early 19th-century segmental-arched fireplaces. No. 1 also features a 17th-century brick fireplace with a chamfered elliptical arch (mostly rebuilt) and a bread oven, as well as wide floorboards on the first floor. The 17th-century roof includes queen posts, through purlins, pegged rafters, and straight wind-braces.