26 27, Church Street

A detached house, originally a single dwelling, now divided into two cottages, dating to the mid-16th century, with its wings likely added in the late 16th century. The construction is timber-framed with plastered panels, some of which have been rebuilt in rubble stone, and has a Bridgwater tiled roof with brick stacks. The main range is three-bay wide, with projecting wings facing forward. The entrances are now located on the outward-facing sides of these wings. Number 26 features a 20th-century door and 2-light casement windows on the ground floor of its east wing. The first floor of this wing has a recessed chamfered mullioned casement and a 5-light casement window. A large stone external stack is visible on the gable end of the wing, alongside a blocked Tudor-arched attic light. The courtyard-facing side has 2-light casement windows. The front of the main range features a half-glazed door and a 2-light casement window, with three further 2-light casements on the first floor. A 20th-century extension at the rear incorporates mullioned casement windows, along with 2-light mullioned and wooden casement windows to the first floor. Number 27 has a two-storey, two-window west front with a planked door and a 2-light casement window to the left. The first floor has a 3-light wood mullioned window to the left and two 2-light casements to the right, built partly with rubble stone; the gable end of the wing facing the road has a 3-light casement to the ground floor and a 2-light casement to the first floor.

Inside Number 26, the former parlour wing displays fine moulded cross-beams to the ceiling and moulded vertical posts in the corners. A large stone square fireplace is also present. The entrance hall and central room have deep chamfered beams with stepped stops. A winding staircase is located against the front wall of the main range, featuring 17th-century turned balusters and a square newel with a finial on the landing, now boxed in with plank and muntin. There are good planked doors with moulded muntins, ornamental strap hinges, and moulded architraves with zig-zag ornament on the cornices. Timber-framed partitions are visible, particularly on the first floor. Number 27 contains a large open fireplace on the end wall of the main range, believed to be the former 'hall' and service area. This fireplace has a chamfered lintel resting on stone jambs, featuring a raised lozenge ornament with the initials IW and IV. Chamfered beams are present with jewel and ogee stops. A first-floor room above the kitchen has a Tudor-arched stone fireplace, and a small wall cupboard with butterfly hinges. The roof over the main range was raised and renewed when the wings were added; it consists of four bays over the centre of the main range, with larger bays at the ends, and the wings have two-bay roofs.