Vine Cottages

Vine Cottage is a building that was originally a row of cottages, dating from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It features a timber-frame structure with brick infill and additions, topped with an old plain tile roof. The cottage faces the road and consists of a 16th-century three-bay section, a 17th-century two-bay addition at the far end, and an 18th-century single bay at the road end. The side of the building is one and a half storeys high and has five bays. The 16th-century part is the tallest, with the road end bay rebuilt in brick, while the frame is exposed elsewhere. There is a 20th-century casement window in the far bay and a larder light in the rebuilt bay, along with a 20th-century two-light flat-roofed dormer above. The 18th-century bay at the road end features a 19th-century planked door in a widened opening, with a two-light leaded casement window above and a small dormer on the roof. The 17th-century section has a stepped bay, with the far end rebuilt in brick in the late 18th century, and includes 20th-century casements and a flat-roofed dormer. The roof is taller over the central 16th-century section, with a ridge stack at the centre and at the road end, while the far end has a gable end stack and the 18th-century bay has a hipped roof.