Estate Cottages

Opposite Starlings, on the north side of the road, are three pairs of estate cottages; two are dated 1889, while the third building (28/30 High Street) is probably older. The three buildings can be seen on the left in the postcard view of the High Street from the early 1900s. The other photograph, from the Draycot Estate Sale Catalogue of 1920, shows 36/38 High Street. 200 years ago there were three or four inns in the village, providing food and drink and overnight accommodation for people travelling through the village; There were also several smaller 'malthouses' and 'beerhouses' which mainly catered for the villagers. One of the inns was called The Cross Keys. It was probably opposite Poplar Farm, on the north side of the High Street, but was replaced when the estate cottages were built in the later 1800s. Can you help? Cany you provide an accurate date for the photo of The High Street, perhaps from the cars on the road?