The Hayward

The Hayward is a row of four cottages that have been converted into two houses, dating from the late 18th century and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. The front is made of painted brick, while the right side features flint with brick quoins, bands, a flue, and a gable. The building has a thatched roof, with plain tiles on the rear wing of No 75, and brick stacks. It is 1½ storeys high with seven windows on the upper floor.

On the left side, there is an archway that leads to the door of No 73/75, which was once a through-passage. No 77 has a 20th-century door. The windows include small-pane sashes and side-sliding sashes, with some from the 19th century; however, No 73/75 has mostly late 20th-century small-pane windows, while No 77 features a large small-pane bow window. The upper floor windows are smaller and are mostly framed by timber eaves plates and eyebrow dormer frames. No 73/75 retains its eyebrow dormers, but the eaves over No 77 have been raised. No 73/75 displays a reproduction insurance plaque from around 1985. The building has corniced brick stacks at both ends and a double stack at the center of the ridge.

At the rear, there are 20th-century extensions that are not of special interest. The interior of No 73/75 features an original rear wall with a former segmental-arched doorway and window at either end; the right end is blocked, while the left end has the original two-ply four-panel door and a moulded wood frame, along with a mullion and an iron stanchion for the window. The left-hand room contains a plain fireplace with an old range and a chamfered cross-beam. On the upper floor, there is an original small two-light window with iron saddle bars in the rear wall, an old bead-moulded door, and original partition walls with timber studs. The interior of No 77 has not been inspected. Although the Sun Insurance plaque is a reproduction, the company did insure this house. The building is included for its group value.