35 AND 36

Two semi-detached cottages, likely dating from the early 16th century, were altered in the 17th and 19th centuries. They are constructed of painted rubble stone with brick dressings and have a hipped tiled roof with brick stacks. The houses form an L-shape; No. 35 represents a former open cruck cottage, while No. 36 is a 17th-century addition to the south. The north front of No. 35 is two-storey and has a two-window arrangement, set at a right angle to the road. It features a 19th-century four-panelled door, a 20th-century casement window to the right, and a two-light casement to the left, within a wall section that is only one skin thick and was likely formerly timber-framed. A single two-light casement window is located on the first floor. The right return of No. 35 has single-light casement windows on the ground floor and two two-light casements on the first floor. No. 36 has a 20th-century door with a gabled canopy, a two-light casement to the right, and two two-light casements on the first floor. The left return of No. 35 has a 20th-century conservatory, whilst the rear features a two-story lean-to projection, which may have formerly served as a staircase. The interior of No. 35 reveals an exposed full cruck with a cambered collar and yoke, enclosed by original wattle and daub panels, showing limited smoke-blackening. A 17th-century open fireplace with a chamfered lintel with rounded corners on brick jambs and a chamfered beam with run-out stops is found in the former hall. The parlour has a deeper chamfered beam, and the first floor of this bay likely was inserted earlier than in the hall. No. 36 contains a similar open fireplace, likely added in the 17th century as the kitchen wing.