ains wick . ▁It ▁enjoyed ▁its ▁industrial ▁he yd ay ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁mill ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁Following ▁this , ▁She eps com be ▁suffered ▁from ▁increasing ▁pover ty ▁and ▁a ▁falling ▁population . ▁ ▁Historic ▁buildings ▁The ▁village ▁church , ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Apost le , ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁W ight , ▁and ▁later ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁by ▁Francis ▁N ible tt . ▁It ▁is ▁constructed ▁of ▁lim estone ▁as hl ar ▁with ▁a ▁stone ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁to ▁cop ed ▁g ables . ▁English ▁Heritage ▁has ▁listed ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁Gra de ▁II ▁for ▁its ▁special ▁architect ural ▁and ▁historic ▁interest . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁a ▁modern ised ▁building ▁opening ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end , ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁village ▁pub ▁is ▁the ▁But cher ' s ▁Ar ms . ▁ ▁G entr ification ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁She eps com be ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁rural , ▁agricult ural ▁village , ▁but ▁today ▁it ▁has ▁become , ▁like ▁many ▁C ots w old ▁villages ,