9 AND 10

Nos. 9 and 10 are two cottages dating from the early to mid 17th century, with later alterations. They are constructed of cob and plaster, topped with a turned slate roof, featuring a gabled end to the right and adjoining cottages nos. 11 and 12 to the left. The building likely started as a three-room, cross-passage plan single dwelling, with the higher end located to the right of the passage. A stone axial stack backs onto the passage, with thatch weathering and an added brick shaft. There is a large front external stack and a newel stair turret, which has a small window, leading to the former parlour. The later stairs, located at the rear of the former hall (now cottage no. 10), are lit by a tiny window at the eaves level. Although the house appears to have been built as a two-storey structure, the roof has undergone significant alterations.

The front of the cottages features scattered fenestration, with four upper windows. The windows on either side of the lateral stack are both two-light windows that retain old frames, possibly from the 17th century, while those on the left are modern plastic. The left-hand door, which leads to the former passage, is wide and deeply recessed. The ground floor has three three-light windows, each with eight panes per light.

Inside no. 10, there is a chamfered lintel over the entrance from the former passage into the hall. The hall contains three axial beams, all chamfered, with two featuring step hollow stops. There is a much repaired upper cruck in the hall and an inserted hip that divides the present cottages, with the roof space sealed. In no. 9, the main room has two cross beams with ovolo mouldings. The roof structure includes two principals that are morticed and crossed at the apex.