The Long House

The Long House is an 18th-century detached house that was restored and extended in 1905. It is constructed of squared and coursed rubble with freestone dressings and copings, and has double Roman tile roofs. The original cottage is parallel to the road, with a right-angle wing forming an L-shaped plan. The 18th-century section has 2 and 3-light windows with 1905 ovolo mullions and small-paned leaded casements; ground-floor windows have hoodmoulds and flush relieving arches. The 1905 wing has similar windows, with 3 and 6 lights. A central doorway was added in 1905 to the 18th-century range, featuring a Tudor arch, oak leaf carving in the spandrels, 2 long single lights on either side, and a plank door. A restoration tablet with the initials of H. Martin Gibbs of Barrow Court and the date is set into the west wall of the 20th-century wing. This wing originally contained a double-height interior which functioned as the village hand laundry. The Long House is a significant feature within the streetscape.