Westend Cottage

DOCKLOW CP AND off A 44 (north side) SO 55 NE DOCKLOW (DET) DEP 3/52 Westend Cottage 11.6.59 II House. Late C14 origins, largely rebuilt circa 1700 with further mid-C19 alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble, formerly rendered with some internal timber framing and asbestos slate roofs. Main two-bay range aligned roughly east/west with external rubble chimneys and rebuilt C19 brick stacks at east end and rear west bay. Single-bay range, lower in height at west end, also with external chimney at west end and lean-to rubble bread oven. Two storeys, attic and cellar with two-course band between storeys of main range. South front elevation:main range has two ground and first floor C19 casements with timber lintels. Single-bay part has a 2-light C19 Casement on both floors (ground floor one has a timber lintel) and the main entrance which has a moulded architrave and ledged and battened door. Attic lights in gable ends. Entrance to cellar at rear of main range. Interior: single-bay part retains a complete cruck truss with a chamfered arch-braced collar and, above the collar, cusped raking struts. Main range has timber-framed central partition with some lath and plaster infill, stop-chamfered main ceiling beams. Single-bay part has a chamfered cross-beamed ceiling and two ovens in chimney. (RCHM, Herefs, III, p 44, item 5; BoE, p 19; Alcock, Dr N: CBA Cruck Catalogue, 1981).

Listing NGR: SO5702157977