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have ‘step stops’ carving at the ends. These were in fashion in the early 1500s, which put the house around the end of the reign of Henry VIII - the Tudor
period.
Hence the naming of the Tudor and Oak Suites.
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As can be seen from the photo, the building is L-shaped and was, up to around
1900, three small houses (referred to in old documents, as tenements).
In early days it was common for quite large families to live in ‘one up, one down’ tenements and remnants of straw from the mattresses have been found.
Over the years the original wattle and daub infill between the oak wall beams
has been replaced by modern materials, although some of the original can be
seen on some internal walls.
Likewise, brick may not have been available when the building was put up and it
is possible that smoke was carried out via daub stacks through a thatched roof.
Light and ventilation (to clear the smoke!) was by glass-less mullion windows
with sliding shutters (wind-doors) and the diamond holes and shutter grooves
are clearly visible above several of the modern windows.
One still has the original mullions. Candle burns are clearly visible around the wall beams in the Oak Suite.
In around 1960 the building is recorded as two houses - Church View and Hill
Cottage.
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This picture shows the house (at the right with 3 front doors) and the Red Lion
Inn, now a garage and filling station.
