Nos 14 And 15 And Former Forge At Rear

Nos 14 and 15 are two semi-detached cottages with a former forge located at the rear. No 15, on the right, dates from the mid 17th century, while No 14 is from the late 18th to early 19th century. The forge was built in the 19th century. The cottages are constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, featuring an artificial stone slate roof on the pitch facing the road and a concrete tile roof at the rear. The former forge has a red tile roof. The main structure has a rectangular plan, with the forge forming a long narrow rectangular block at the rear, connected to No 15 by a short extension. There is a 20th-century lean-to extension at the rear of No 15, which is not of special interest.

The main body of the cottages is two stories high with a five-windowed facade. The three right-hand bays represent the mid 17th-century range and feature 2-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods. There is a projecting bread oven to the right of the far right-hand window. The remaining two bays on the left have similar casements with flat-chamfered mullions. Towards the center of the facade, there are two 19th-century four-panel doors with two glazed panels, set within stone-built porches that have hipped roofs. The gable ends of the main body have flat coping, and there are axial and gable-end stacks. The interiors of the cottages have not been inspected. The former smithy contains the remains of two forges. This property is owned by the National Trust.