17, Well Cross

No. 17 Well Cross is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed from coursed rubble stone, featuring quoins and stone dressings, and has a Collyweston slate roof with moulded stone and truncated brick end stacks, as well as a 20th-century projecting stack. The gables are stone coped. The building has an L-shaped plan, with a wing that projects forward on the right side. The entrance is located on the right side of this wing.

The cottage is 1½ storeys high and has a central low wide doorway that contains a 6-panelled door, with the upper four panels being glazed. To the left of the entrance is a 20th-century sash window with ten panes, and above it is a two-light hipped dormer. On the right side, there is a single-light stone framed window in the gable.

At the left end, there is a one-storey extension that includes a door and a two-light stone mullion window, also topped with a Collyweston slate roof. The right end features two two-light hipped dormers above a three-light and a four-light stone mullion window, both with hood moulds, as well as a smaller similar two-light window. A similar hipped dormer is located at the rear. Inside, the cottage has beams and two inglenooks.