Simpson, Main Road c.1958

Photo ref: S570002

More about this scene

This view looks north to the thatched cottages, Nos 456 and 458. They were originally built as one farmhouse in the 15th century, and incorporate a cruck frame (we can see the timber-framing of the gable elevation); but the fronts are now in 19th-century brick. Beyond is a thatched barn, now converted into a house, Orchard Barn. The other two houses are now much changed, with extensions and modern windows.