St Bridget And St Katherines' Cottages

St Bridget and St Katherine's Cottages are two dwellings that were originally a church house used as a schoolroom and almshouse. A grant for the building dates back to 1536, and it was divided into cottages in the early 19th century, if not earlier. The western half, known as St Bridget's, was modernized in the early 20th century, while the eastern half, St Katherine's, was updated in the late 20th century. The cottages feature random rubble masonry with quoins and a roof covered in corrugated sheeting. The right gable end and center left have brick stacks that were rebuilt in the 20th century.

The original layout consisted of two cells and a cross passage, with an unheated room at the west end serving as the schoolroom, which likely had an external stairway leading to the churchyard. There is now a single-storey addition at the east gable end and at the rear to the north. The cottages are two storeys high and have four bays, with the facade slightly recessed in the end two bays on the left. The first floor has one three-light casement window on the left and two two-light casements set just below the eaves. The ground floor features all three-light casements, with a wooden lintel to the left of the entrance to St Bridget's Cottage, which has a 20th-century part-glazed door. To the right of the break in the facade is a casement window below a concrete lintel, and an early 20th-century part-glazed door with two segmental-headed lights, along with a stone relieving arch to the right of the window opening.

Inside, there is a moulded beam from a former plank and muntin partition to the left of the entrance to St Katherine's Cottage. The western profile visible in St Bridget's Cottage has carved oak leaves. A large chimney has been blocked with a modern grate in this room, similar to the east side in St Katherine's, where the jambs of the original opening are still partly visible in a cupboard. On the first floor, there is a blocked doorway in the west gable end and a blocked window in the southeast corner, along with an 1830s register grate in the bedroom of St Bridget's. The roof space is not accessible, but the bases of three pairs of trusses are visible. The original grant for the land to build the church house was made by R. Calle, Sir Thomas, and Hugh Stukelygh on January 10th, 1536, and it may have later served as the rectory.