8, 9 And 10, Bird-In-Hand Street

This is a row of three cottages located on Bird-in-Hand Street in Old Groombridge, built in the early to mid-19th century. They are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with decorative burnt headers, featuring brick stacks and chimney shafts, and have a peg-tile roof.

The cottages face northeast onto the lane and are numbered 8 to 10 from left to right. Each cottage has a similar one-room plan, with the front doorway positioned at the opposite end of the stack. There is an axial stack between Nos 8 and 9 that serves back-to-back fireplaces, while No 10 has a projecting gable-end stack.

The cottages are two storeys high with attics in the roof space. The exterior features a regular three-window front with 19th and 20th-century casements that have glazing bars. The ground floor windows are topped with low segmental brick arches. Each cottage has a 19th-century plank door beneath a shallow hood supported by shaped timber brackets. The main roof is gable-ended and includes three hip-roofed dormers.

The interior does not display any exposed carpentry, and the roof was not inspected. This row of cottages contributes to the architectural variety of the notable group of buildings associated with Groombridge Place in the village of Old Groombridge.