Friars Cottage Saddlers

A pair of houses, dating from the 17th century, significantly altered over time. The left bays were rebuilt between the late 18th and early 19th century using flint with brick quoins and window surrounds, featuring an old tile roof that is half-hipped on the left side. The right bays retain some exposed timber framing to the rear, with the remainder rebuilt in red brick during the early to mid-19th century, and have a thatched roof that is half-hipped on the right side. A central brick chimney has grouped shafts. The houses are arranged over one and a half to two storeys, with four bays. The windows are largely modern leaded casements, including a canted bay window to the right of the centre with a hipped tile roof. Smaller original leaded casements remain in the centre bays; one below the eaves on the left, and one within the thatch on the right. The entrances consist of a 20th-century half-glazed door between the left bays, and a board door with a segmental head between the right bays. A lean-to timber shed is attached to the left, and a later single-storey wing with a timber frame is situated to the rear of the right bay, likely dating from the mid-18th century. Inside the right bays, an original partition remains, with traces of a heavy curved brace.