Quaker Cottage

Quaker Cottage is a mid-17th century cottage located on Leicester Road in Sutton in the Elms. It features a whitewashed timber frame with a 20th-century tile roof, brick ridge, and right end stacks. The cottage likely follows a three-unit lobby-entry plan and is a single storey with an attic. It has a four-window range that includes a three-light mullion and transom window at each end, with a small casement window on either side of the central left plank door, which is positioned in front of the ridge stack. There is also a small attic casement window in each gable end.

Historically, this cottage was acquired by the Society of Friends in 1681 to serve as a meeting-house, making it one of the first in the county to be specifically purchased for this purpose. This acquisition was prompted by the imprisonment of Edward Earby, who lost his home as a venue for Quaker meetings. The cottage and surrounding land were used as a meeting-house and burial ground until they were sold to a private owner in 1907. Despite some alterations, the main structure remains largely intact. The cottage's unique historical significance, stemming from its use as a Quaker meeting-house for over 200 years, adds to its importance, and it also forms a group with the nearby Stone House.