The Black Cat

Detached three-bay two-storey house and shop with dormers, built 1912, with bay window to west elevation and having recent extensions to rear (north) and east elevation. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, bracketed eaves course, dormers with bargeboards and slate hanging, and uPVC rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Round-headed openings with concrete sills and replacement uPVC windows to first floor. Square-headed openings to dormers with replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with timber glazed door, overlight and sidelight. Timber shopfront to ground floor comprising pilasters and consoles supporting name fascia, cornice and fluted brackets. Square-headed openings with fixed pane display windows and timber sills. Square-headed door opening with double-leaf timber glazed door and overlight. Enclosed by rendered walls (east).

The survival of fine timber shopfront enlivens the façade of this centrally located village shop. The detailing of the shopfront is similar to other shopfronts in the village and may point to a single craftsman working locally. The dormer windows, eaves corbels and round-headed openings all ensure that the structure makes a positive contribution to the streetscape.