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Downley’s Earliest Known Residences

History of Downley Posted on November 22, 2019 by BrianMay 12, 2020

Blacksmith’s Cottage, immediately opposite the cricket pitch, is probably the oldest house to be found in Downley today.   A Grade II listed building; some accounts ascribe it to the 12th/ 13th century.  Two ‘cruck’ trusses can be seen internally (a cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which supports the roof of a building) and this type of construction is often found on larger houses built in the late mediaeval period (1272-1485).  Thus a construction date of 13th/14th century may be more accurate.  Moor Cottage, at the junction of Moor Lane and Plomer Green Lane, dates from the early 16th century.

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