Beehive Cottage

BALTERLEY C.P. BACK LANE (south-east SJ 74 NE side), Buddileigh

8/14 Beehive Cottage [formerly listed as 17.11.66 House at Buddileigh (at road fork N. of Betley Village)]

• II

House. Probably C15 with C17 additions. Timber framed with painted brick infill panels; plain tile roof; brick ridge stack. T-shaped plan. Single-cell baffle-entry plan hall range of cruck construction aligned north-south facing west with north-west porch of 1622 and a C17 two- bay crosswing to the north aligned east-west. Hall range of one storey and attic to the right with 3 tiers of square panels to eaves level, and straight braces. Large C20 latticed casement to the right; central C17 gabled attic dormer with ovolo-moulded tie beam and v-struts, containing a C19 mullion and transom window. Gabled porch to the left dated 1622 with ovolo-moulded tie beam, and v-struts, and a nail-studded door. C17 gabled crosswing to the left of 2 storeys and attic. High brick and stone plinth and tiers of square panels to eaves level. Double collar and tie beam roof trusses with vertical struts between the horizontal members; C20 latticed casements. Exposed cruck truss to the south gable with Alcock apex type F1. The north front of the crosswing has a different framing pattern, consisting of 2 tiers of tall rectangular panels broken up by 2 areas of square panels similar to those of the west front. Interior. Inside the porch and directly in front of the chimney stack is an ogee-headed doorway with simple fleur-de-lys carvings on the lintel. The first floor within the cruck framed building is a later insertion; it has a chamfered cross beam. A second pair of crucks is visible to the north. C17 newel staircase within the crosswing with splat balusters around the top of the stair well. Alcock p.155.

Listing NGR: SJ7510349328