A cream-rendered, thatched cottage with three small gabled dormer windows, a brick chimney, and a wooden fence in front.

The Guildhall, Barrington (RGL 2022)

The Guildhall, 36 High Street, Barrington

History of 36 High Street Barrington

Cottage. Probably 1657. Timber framed, lath and plaster rendered and long straw thatch roof, half hipped. Red brick ridge stack of grouped shafts set diagonally. Single range and four bay plan with lobby-entry. One storey and attic. Three gable dormers. Four casements, including two with leaded lights. Two panelled door to lobby.

Inside. Main beam in one room is inscribed ’18 Day of February 1657′, ‘1656 and ‘WM 1712’.

A wide grass common in Barrington features geese in the foreground, with distant houses and utility poles in the background.

Barrington Green: Guildhall, Post Office and Blacksmith’s

A thatched cottage with gabled dormers stands on the left, overlooking an open field with more houses visible in the distance.

Guildhall, Barrington.

The annual Whitsuntide fair took place outside the Guildhall. Its charter was granted by Edward III in 1335.

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