Haydens

HAYDENS is a former yeoman’s house, now divided into a terrace of three separate properties. The building dates to the mid-17th century, with additions from the 18th century. The exterior is roughcast, with a double Roman tile roof. It is a long, five-bay range set at a right angle to the road, comprising the original 17th-century house in the centre, a left-hand 18th-century addition, and a right-hand coach house addition. The sloping site results in three storeys facing the road, with two storeys to the remaining sections. The windows are 12 and 16-pane sashes, with a canted bay at No. 2. Early 19th-century lattice work porches are attached to Nos. 1 and 3. A six-panel door is located at No. 1. No. 2 (the former yeoman's house) has a moulded architrave to its doorframe and an early 20th-century studded plank door, set within a wooden, gabled porch. There are three brick stacks. Internally, No. 2 retains a cross passage and a three-room plan, featuring deeply chamfered beams and fine plank doors. A compartmented ceiling is present on the ground floor, within the right-hand room now occupied by No. 3, and extending into the staircase hall of No. 2. Later extensions are evident at the rear.