Cottages on the High Street, Steyning

After a visit to Worthing, Mum and I stopped off as we sometimes do at Steyning having gone over the scenic Bostal Road. These cottages in the High Street are probably 16th Century and have a Horsham Stone roof. They are likely to orginally have been one house. The sloping roof at the back is known as a catslide roof and can be seen on the right. The front of the house has vertical timber framing known as Close-Studding. This is also a decorative feature and is not only structural but also to show off as this was one way of showing you had some wealth in your home at that time. The other feature to note is that the upper floor juts out a bit at the front. Another sign of some wealth, this enabled more space on the first floor and is known as Continuous Jettying. Steyning has a high number of timber framed houses and is well worth a visit. (Paola there is a Doll House shop here!).