Almshouses And Attached Front Garden Walls

This is a row of four almshouses and an attached front garden wall, built in 1688 for John Cary and extended in the 20th century. The structure is made of coursed squared limestone with ashlar dressings and features a Stonesfield-slate roof with ashlar ridge stacks. Each almshouse has a single-unit rear outshut plan with small rear extensions and stands one storey plus an attic high.

The symmetrical front has four gables and is adorned with leaded two-light stone-mullioned windows on both floors. Each cottage features a chamfered stone doorway with a ribbed oak door. The hipped roof is supported by three stacks with plinths and moulded caps. A central moulded datestone, located below a straight label, is inscribed with "Cary/II/1688." To the extreme left, there is a re-set stone sundial with a scrolled hood and cherub face, likely dating from the 17th century.

The rear of the row has a catslide roof and two single-storey stone-tiled extensions. Inside, the almshouses feature stop-chamfered spine beams and a butt-purlin roof. The front garden wall, approximately 1.2 meters high, runs from both ends of the row and encloses a narrow area with a central gateway. It is said that the sundial originally came from the village poor-house.