Mechanics Cottage And Adjacent Cottage (Opposite Old Stables)

Mechanics Cottage and the adjacent cottage, located opposite the Old Stables, were originally three cottages but are now two. They date from the 16th century and early 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lower left-hand cottage features a timber frame that is now encased in coursed limestone rubble, topped with a pantile roof and two brick gable stacks. This building is a single storey plus attics, with a three-bay front that includes a central planked door and a 20th-century wooden porch, flanked by two 20th-century three-light casement windows. On the first floor, there is a single similar two-light window. The roof has two gabled dormers, each with two-light windows and leaded cheeks. To the left, a lower three-bay unit belongs to the 16th-century phase and contains a planked door, a two-light casement, and a fixed light. All openings have timber lintels. The left-hand gable reveals the wall plate and centre post of the timber frame behind 20th-century imitation framing. Inside the 17th-century cottage, there are chamfered beams with ogee and shield-shaped stops.