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Summary The house is apparently a substantial two bay two-storey house of the mid 17th century, to which a third bay was added in the late 18th or 19th centuries. The original single rear wing has been rebuilt and a new large lounge added. |
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This is a substantial stone built house set back from the road and consisting of two bays of two storeys, with an added third bay to the South. There are two rear wings, one on the site of previous outbuildings, the other added 1979-80. The house spans 4.8m. The ground floor rooms are an unusual height to the underside of the joists of 2.35m. |
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9 Gold Street  The approximately central entrance opens to the central bay which has a large fireplace set with its side against the back wall. The firebeam is in good order (not hacked for plaster), is cambered and has face plugs for a crane.
A half-brick partition separates the North bay, which has a chamfered spine beam, without stops, and an inserted brick fireplace. It now forms the kitchen of the house. A recess at the side of his fireplace may be for an end elevation window. The central bay has been longitudinally divided in comparatively recent times to form a dining room and stair hall. |
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 The roof of this part of the house consists of two bays divided by a 240 x 200mm tie beam truss with principal rafters crossed and pegged at the apex, and supported by curved struts. The purlins have splayed and pegged scarfs and are supported on angled blocks on the backs of the principal rafters. The common rafters are of hedgerow timber and have been reset to a modern ridge. |
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11 Gold Street The third bay, No. 11, at the South end, appears to be added as a joint is visible in old photographs. It now forms the sitting room of the house. The entrance door to No. 11 was hard against the South gable wall but has now been filled in. The fireplace set against the back of the main house fireplace has been remodelled in a modern style before 1978. A large rear window was removed 1982-3 to provide access to the large new lounge extension.
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The original two-bay house, on the basis of the roof truss detail and the high ceiling height, probably dates from the mid 17th century. The added bay is late 18th or 19th century. |
Description
The roof has a single central truss formed with a jowled king post, carrying low angled struts on the lower haunches, and softwood rafters. It is probably tensioned.