A white, single-story cottage with a thatched roof, central brick chimney, and two dormer windows under a bright blue sky.

The Chestnuts / Chestnut Cottage, Wicken (RGL2026)

The Chestnuts / Chestnut Cottage, 24 High Street, Wicken

History of the Chestnuts

A brick house with a tiled roof stands beside a white thatched cottage, both facing a grassy area with a wooden bench.

24 High Street Wicken (RGL2026)

Listed Building

Cottage of three bay and lobby entry plan, probably mid-late C17. (Historic England)

A group of adults and children stand on a lawn in front of a two-story brick and thatched cottage with a large tree nearby.

Cottages on the Green 1890s

The tree in the picture is the original Chestnut. Chestnut cottage has the oldest shop window in the village. It was formerly a leather and harness shop. It then became Bill Norman’s general stores, Dorcus Palmby’s haberdashery, Peter Crow’s hardware and electrical shop plus post office, and then Stanley Fenton’s antique shop until 1979. (Wicken, Anthony Day, 1990)

Two women in light-coloured dresses and aprons stand by a metal washing machine against a brick wall.

Mrs Norman and daughter Ada making butter

Building dates

Built 1680

Source for this date

Built 1630–1699: Listed building: mid-late C17 (grade II)

Projects

Wicken

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