Well Cottage

Well Cottage is a house dating back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and mid-20th century. It is partially timber-framed with rendered infill on a base of sandstone rubble, incorporating some replacement brick walling, and has plain tiled roofs. The house is arranged in an L-shape; the main range runs east to west and has three bays, featuring a large external rubble chimney with offsets and a brick stack at the west end. A two-bay wing adjoins the eastern end of the south elevation and possesses a mid-19th-century external rubble chimney with a brick stack on its east side. The cottage is single-story with an attic. The timber framing consists of three rows of square panels from sill to wall-plate. The attic space has collar and tie-beam trusses with struts and V-struts at the east and south ends of the wing, with a portion of a possible fishbone truss visible at the west end. The south front has a 20th-century bow window on the ground floor, inserted into an opening with a flat arch and a moulded dropped keyblock. To the right of the bow window is the main entrance, which has a 20th-century timber-framed gabled porch with a rubble base and a 20th-century glazed door. A 3-light 20th-century leaded casement window is located at the south end of the wing, at both ground and attic levels. The building does not appear on a map dating back to 1813. Historical records refer to the cottage as "late Jay's" and "formerly Jay's," and it is linked to Jay's Bank Farmhouse, originally located east of Bodenham Court Farmhouse, and subsequently re-erected on its present site after 1813.