Patchwork Cottage

Patchwork Cottage is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house, originally dated 1667 and 1843, with later additions and alterations primarily from the late 20th century. The building features a timber frame with rendered infill sitting on a red brick plinth and is topped with a reed thatch roof. It has a two-cell plan and includes a gabled addition from the 20th century at the rear. The cottage is one storey with an attic.

The framing has been largely renewed and consists of square panels, three of which extend from the cill to the wall-plate, featuring long straight tension braces and V-struts from the collar to the left gable end. The restored casements with leaded lights flanking the entrance are likely from the mid-19th century, with the left one projecting outwards. Asymmetrically placed gabled eaves dormers, which also have leaded casements, are from the 20th century but incorporate 19th-century pointed finials.

To the right of the center, there is a 19th-century gabled timber-framed porch that features turned pine balusters, possibly inspired by a 17th-century porch, and has the inscription "I.C.1667/G.B.1843" on the outer lintel, along with a 20th-century plank door. The position of an infilled doorway can be seen to the far left.

On the right side, there is a stepped external brick end stack that has a toothed band at the top of the base and paired circular shafts decorated with raised lozenge shapes. The integral end stack on the left has only one shaft. Inside, the timber frame is exposed throughout, including in the cross-walls. The ground floor features chamfered spine beams and joists, as well as inglenook fireplaces with wooden lintels. The first floor has been significantly altered in the late 20th century but retains an exposed central collar and tie beam truss, along with a 19th-century cast-iron grate in the fireplace of the left room. A prominent 20th-century addition at the rear, which also has a thatch roof, is not considered to have special architectural interest. The cottage was formerly known as Rookery Cottage.