The Cross

The Cross comprises two houses, numbers 46 and 48, and numbers 50 and 52, located on Watlington High Street. The building dates primarily to the 17th century, with a left bay added later in the 17th century, and remodelling occurring in the late 18th century. Originally timber-framed, the front is now clad in 18th-century brickwork in a random bond pattern with repointing. The roof is half-hipped and covered in old tiles, with brick rear lateral stacks. The original layout included three units. The building is two storeys high, with a four-window front. A 20th-century door is set within a rendered porch. The windows are horned sashes, with 20th-century replacements set within 20th-century bow windows. Internally, there are quartered and chamfered beams. On the first floor, the left side features a timber-framed partition, and a central ‘jowled’ post supports a chamfered tie beam. The roof is a three-bay queen-post roof with clasped purlins. A mid-18th century cottage is located to the rear left, with one storey and an attic, and a five-window range. This cottage is constructed of flint rubble with brick dressings, a gabled old tile roof, and brick ridge stacks. It has a 20th-century door and windows, except for four late 19th-century casement windows on the ground floor. The interior of the cottage was not inspected.