8, High Street

No. 8 High Street is a former house that has been converted into offices. It dates from the 15th century, although it features a facade from the mid-20th century. The building is constructed of rubble with a brick facade that has been colourwashed, topped with a clay tiled gabled roof that runs at right angles to the road. It has a narrow frontage and a first-floor hall plan, with a staircase located to the left at the rear.

The exterior consists of three storeys and a basement, with two bays. The ground floor has a shop front that spans the entire width, featuring a central pair of doors set in a recess beneath a medium depth fascia. This shop front appears to date from around 1900 and is older than the upper work. On the first floor, there is a three-light transomed casement window, while the second floor has two two-light casement windows. All windows have rectangular leaded lights and are set beneath brick soldier arches, with a brick dentilled cornice and a stepped parapet above. A projecting hanging sign is located to the right of the first-floor window. The facade details are consistent with those of No. 6 next door.

Inside, the ground and first floors have been modified, and no early features are visible; however, there is an early 19th-century winder staircase. The second floor reveals an exposed 15th-century roof frame consisting of three bays, featuring upper crucks to saddles supported by arch-braced collars. The braces are moulded and have a central stop, with one range of curved windbraces and a square purlin. In the front bay, there are remnants of a stone fireplace with octagonal chamfered jambs. The roof frame suggests that the 20th-century facade extended the building towards the street by about half a metre. The plain 20th-century facade conceals a structure of considerable historic interest.