Little Haven And Adjoining Barn

Little Haven and the adjoining barn is a house and barn that likely originated in the early 17th century, with an extension probably added in the 18th century and refurbishments and rear additions from the 19th century. The structure is made of colourwashed rendered cob on stone rubble footings, topped with a thatched roof that is gabled at the left end and hipped at the right end over the adjoining barn. The building has a single depth, three-room plan, with the doorway located directly opposite the axial stack, creating a lobby entrance. The original layout may have consisted of two rooms or possibly a three-room and passage house that was rebuilt at the lower right end in the 18th century. The adjoining barn, which is set slightly forward at the right end, is also likely from the 18th century. A single-storey kitchen at the rear left is probably a 19th-century addition, while a rear lean-to, which was formerly used for cider storage, is now part of the house.

The building has two storeys and features an irregular front with five windows on the upper floor and one on the lower floor, with the thatch extending over the adjoining barn, which includes a timber mullioned ground floor window. The front door is located to the right of centre, and there is a late 20th-century buttress to the right of the door. The windows on both floors are two- and three-light casements with small panes. Inside, the hall features a chamfered cross beam with step stops and a large open brick fireplace. The right-hand room contains an early 19th-century parlour china cupboard on the rear wall, and the staircase rises from the lobby against the front wall of the house. The roof space of the house has not been inspected, but the trusses of the barn appear to be from the 18th century. The house is located on the roadside along Golds Lane, and the survival of the thatched barn is both attractive and unusual.