Newmans (EHER 28590)

Late 15th to early 16th century two storey, cross wing toll house, with 18th and 19th century single storey extensions to the rear of the main range. Inside the building exists 17th century panelling. The roof has the remains of the original construction.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: House. Late 15th century timber-framed, plastered with some framing exposed at right side, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. L-plan, consisting of 3-bay main range facing south, with axial chimney stack one bay from left end, and irregular wing to right extending to rear. 18th to 19th century single storey extensions to rear of main range. Two storeys. The corner bay has a late 19th century shopfront, disused with two arched shop windows (mullions between them removed), doors either side, one half-glazed, one 4-panel, and fascia supported by four scrolled brackets. Two early 19th century sashes of 16 lights on ground floor and 3 on first floor. Crosswing roof hipped. The interior has a full-length underbuilt jetty, moulded beams and joists (with carved foliate stops in the left bay only), jowled posts, and a late 16th century framed ceiling over the first floor of the left bay, with ovolo-moulded beam and chamfered joists of horizontal section with step stops. The crownpost roof of the cross wing is exposed, with axial braces to the crownposts. No access to roof of main range. Described by RCHM as The Old Toll House. <1> <2> Building now known as THE OLD TOLLHOUSE and in multiple occupation. <3> <4> See also: <5>