12-15, HIGH STREET

A group of four attached houses, dating from the 17th century, with significant alterations and enlargement in the 1920s by and for Sir P. Stott. The construction is of roughly squared, coursed stone, with rubble to the left return; the projecting wing on the left is approaching ashlar. The roof is covered in stone slates. The houses are arranged in an irregular ‘L’ plan, extending over single, 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 storeys.

The front facing the road features mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. A small single-light window sits to the left, followed by two four-light windows, the left one with a king mullion. A boarded door, set within a four-centred arch and a hoodmould, is positioned centrally, alongside a three-light window. A single-storey wing, finished in ashlar, projects to the right, featuring no openings and an ashlar chimney. Above, the wall rises into two dormers, each containing a three-light window, terminating in a parapet gable and cross-gablet apex. Other features include parapet gables, an ashlar chimney with a moulded cap on the left, and a hipped rear wing which projects over the roof.

The left return presents a gable to the front, with a boarded door, protected by a timber lintel, set off-centre. A projecting wing features mullioned windows and a string course used as a hoodmould. A four-light window is on the ground floor, with a three-light window above and a two-light window in the attic, all beneath a parapet gable. An ashlar chimney with a moulded cap sits on the ridge to the right of the wing. A half-glazed door, set within a four-centred arch, is positioned to the left, with the roof having a flattened pitch over it. A two-light window is set back on the left, above which is a gabled dormer containing a three-light casement, and a chimney on the ridge of the left gable.

The complex forms an important feature within the village street and represents a good example of Sir P. Stott’s work.