Cotmead

Cotmead is an early 16th-century small house originally of open hall type. The building is constructed with a timber frame, partly cob and plaster faced, and has a hipped thatched roof with "eyebrows" – small dormer-like projections – over two of the first-floor windows, one to the north and one to the south. A prominent chimney stack rises from ground level in the centre of the north front, with a bread oven adjoining, and a further chimney at the west end. A modern extension obscures the ground floor at the west end of the north front and extends further west. The windows are largely modern casements. A lean-to porch is situated on the south front.

The interior retains several original features. The central hall has a wall of stud and panelling with a doorway featuring a shouldered head. The opposite wall retains a similar doorway, although much of the panelling is lost. This stud wall has two posts resting on the stud-head beam, with a tie-beam above, filled with daub and plaster. An original roof truss with two jointed crucks survives at the lower end of the hall. A unique feature is an original post on the outer end wall, curving towards the ridge, which likely supported the half hip of the roof; the upper part of this post is not visible. The hall chimney and ceiling are later, probably dating from the 17th century.