Five Church Cottages Little Monk'S Monks Cottage Monk'S Hall

Five Church Cottages, located on King Street and School Lane in Fordwich, date back to the 15th century and feature a smoke-blackened roof with a cut crown post. These timber-framed cottages have been refaced at various times, although some timber framing is still visible at the back. The cottages are two storeys high and have a tiled roof with two brick stacks. Monk's Cottage has an 18th-century front made of red and blue brick, with a brick band between the storeys that is broken in the middle. It includes two windows with three casement lights and segmental-headed reveals on both storeys, as well as a Dutch door. A datestone reads "W.M.S, 1721." Monk's Hall is partly covered in stucco and partly refaced in 19th-century brick. The brick section features two windows above two hung sashes with marginal glazing bars and modern glazing. There is a round-headed doorway with a modern door, and the rendered part has one window with sliding sashes above two windows with lintels and casements, one of which has two lights. An early 16th-century re-used ecclesiastical boss is present in the ceiling.