Number 42 High Street is the oldest cottage on the street, and was originally a thatched, cruck built cottage. It was rebuilt in 1984 and during the works the timbers were carbon dated to 1590.
The cottage is situated near the eastern end of what was the old Rope Walk. The rope was made in front of a long row of stone and thatched buildings, which went roughly from Nickson’s Weind and along where Windsor Road now stands.