Near the War Memorial, on your left is Freefolk cottage, constructed around 1600, thatched and timber framed with corner braces. In two bays, it has a clasped purlin roof with queen strut trusses and wind braces. The chimney at the east end serves a large open fireplace. Until 1913 much of the land in front of this cottage was part of the village green. In the 19 th. Century, the production of pillow lace was a local cottage industry for which Bletchley was well known.