Ivy Cottage Jessmine Cottage

BASCHURCH C.P. YEATON SJ 41 NW 17/42 Jessmine Cottage and - Ivy Cottage GV II Farmhouse now divided into 2 cottages. Late C17, possibly incorporating parts of an earlier building,with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with painted brick infill, cladding or rebuilding and additions; machine tile roofs with tile coping to left gable end of hall range. Basic L-plan comprising hall range (apparently of 2 1/2 framed bays) with flush gabled cross-wing (one bay) projecting to rear on right. One- bay gabled range attached to rear of cross-wing under different roof pitch may formerly have been part of cross-wing. One storey and attic. Framing: to range to rear of cross-wing: square and rectangular panels, 3 from cill to wall-plate with short straight braces from wall posts to tie beam, but partly rebuilt in brick and painted black and white in imitation; queen-strut truss with projecting single-purlin ends. Truncated queen- post truss to rear gable of cross-wing. Hall range (earlier brick than cross-wing which may be cladding of timber frame) has C20 casement in wider infilled segmental-headed opening to centre with small window to right. Gabled dormer breaking eaves directly above casement has C20 window. Truncated integral end stack to left. Cross-wing has segmental- headed early C20 casements to front, 2 to ground floor and one above. Integral end stack to rear and truncated end stack to front gable of range attached to rear. Catslide outshut to right of cross-wing. Interior. Inspection not possible at time of resurvey (February 1987) but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SJ4332919427