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Summary No 12 now occupies the end bay of the Magpie’s Nook range, and has been considerably extended by incorporating No. 10 on Market Square, a much later building. A rear wing of the end bay probably had a rear service wing. On architectural grounds No 12, the end bay, may have been added as a dower lodging for Magpie’s Nook. |
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Description The house lies at right angles to Magpie’s Nook, facing Market Square. The early structure consists of a single bay facing Church End, contiguous with Magpie’s Nook, but set back at a slight angle. This is built of stone, with a new machine tiled roof replacing earlier thatch. The single bay is separated from Magpie’s Nook by a stone wall extending into the roof. Thus it seems to have been a separate build, but is in itself insufficient to be a dwelling of its own, and an interconnecting door is recorded behind the parlour fireplace of Magpie’s Nook. In the bay, there is an inglenook fireplace, with a dry cupboard at the back, and an oak fire lintel. One jamb of the fireplace supports a chamfered spine beam with one swept stop surviving. At the side of the fireplace a door leads to the modern porch. The whole of the rear wall of the bay has been removed to unite it with the brick structure facing Market Square, No 10, Market Square. This was added post 1779 and probably in the early 19th century as it seems to be on the 1818 map. Of this there are three bays plus a bay with an axial fireplace, behind which there is a further room before the through passage to the rear of the building. The upper floor has no significant historic features, and the roof is modern, raised when the thatched was replaced with the present tiles. A small window to the attic in the gable end has been stoned over. |
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In a map of 1818 this house and No.1 Church End are shown under the same ownership and described as “Public House, Tenements, etc." The owner is shown as Thomas Billings. |
