The Thatched Cottage

SO 47 SW ADFORTON CP -

6/10 The Thatched Cottage (formerly listed 11.6.59 as The Shop)

• II

Pair of cottages, now one. Probably late C17 to C18 with later additions and alterations. Timber-frame with plaster, wattle-and-daub and brick infill. Weatherboards. Thatched roof with extruded cylindrical sandstone rubble bread oven and stack to each gable. Stacks have brick shafts. Three main structural bays aligned west-south-west/east-north-east and late C19 extension at east end. One storey and attic. South elevation has two windows, 2-light mid-C20 casements under eyebrows. Ground floor has three small mid-C20 windows to left and one 3-light wrought iron late C18 to early C19 casement to right of centre. Two entries, one to left of centre, the other to right-hand side, both with late C20 doors. To the right of the right-hand entry are two one-light windows. Extreme right-hand side has weatherboarded extension under thatch. Interior has several ledged late C17 or C18 doors. One segmental headed chamfered doorhead. Trusses have queen struts except the eastern one which has plain collar. The Thatched Cottage was formerly known as Buona Ventura (RCHM, Vol III, p 3).

Listing NGR: SO4001371132