at the junction of northiam road, bodiam road and forge lane, is staplecross war memorial to the memory of those killed in the first and second world wars; unveiled in 1921, it is high, of portland stone, and surmounted by a reclining lion. opposite is the 'cross inn', the northern part of which is listed, being two-storey and l-shaped of two wings. the 18th-century north wing is of red brick below with overlapping red tile facing above, the 19th-century west wing completely red brick. south from the war memorial junction on the west side of northiam road are three listed cottages. the first, adjacent to and north from the londis store are the conjoined two-storey 'manor cottage' and 'stratfield cottage' dating to at least the 18th century, of red brick below with overlapping red tile facing above. the second, adjacent to and south from the londis store, is the early 19th-century two-storey 'edgell cottage', of three bays and weatherboarded, with sash windows, a hipped slate roof and a gabled central porch. the third, in the second plot down from edgell cottage and just inside the village, is the 15-century two-storey 'solomon's garden', timber-framed with infill of plaster set on a ground floor red brick plinth; the roof is thatched and hipped.