Oak Beam Cottage

Oak Beam Cottage is a house dating from the 15th century, with alterations made in the 17th century, and a front addition and rear wing added in the 19th century. The structure is timber-framed with colourwashed plastered infill on the upper storey and brick on the lower storey, while the sides are partly made of colourwashed rubble. The front addition features colourwashed roughcast and has a tile roof. The house is thatched and consists of two bays and one and a half storeys. The right-hand side has a six-panel door, and there are two eaves dormers, with the left one having leaded glass. The gable windows are two-light, and medieval cruck trusses are exposed on the gable elevations. The front extension includes a chimney and a two-light casement window on the gable elevation. There is a central stack made of old thin bricks. Inside, there is a further cruck truss between the bays, with curved purlin braces. The right bay features a chamfered and stopped spine beam and joists for an inserted floor, while the left bay has a chamfered and stopped spine beam.