Goldwell

Goldwell is a house dating from the 16th century or earlier, with extensions and alterations from the 17th to 20th centuries. The construction is timber-framed and partly exposed, with red brick infill, and sections clad in red brick and tile hanging. The roof is covered in plain tiles.

The front elevation, dating from the 19th century, is two storeys high with a plinth and a hipped roof, featuring a stack to the rear right. It has regular sash windows – two on each floor – with cambered heads on the ground floor. A blocked window space is visible on the first floor, and the central entrance has a half-glazed door with a rectangular fanlight and a flat hood supported by brackets.

The left return (a rear wing) exhibits an exposed small panel frame, and a two-storey brick extension was added in the 20th century. The right return is partly tile-hung and features irregular wooden casements and a single glazing bar sash window on the ground floor.

Inside, a well head is exposed in the cellar. Goldwell was the family home of Thomas Cobb, who died there in 1528. Historical records suggest a possible re-evaluation of the connection between Goldwell and Cobb's Hall, which was supposedly built for Cobb and associated with Elizabeth Barton, Cobb’s servant. This may mean that Cobb’s Hall might not have been the site of the events linked to Henry VIII that have given it notoriety.