Humblebee Cottages

CHESTERTON AND KINGSTON SP35NE 5/49 Nos.1, 2 and 3 Humblebee 22/06/81 Cottages

GV II

Row of 3 cottages. Said to be mid C16 barn converted to cottages mid C17. Refaced and altered late C18. Timber framed; refaced and partly rebuilt in Flemish bond red brick with flared headers. Old tile roof; brick ridge and right end stack. Each is one-unit plan. 2 storeys; 6-window range. No.3 on right has plank door with painted wood lintel. 2-light casements, mostly leaded; some fragmentary or missing. Ground floor windows have brick segmental arches. Left return side of No.1 has doorway on each floor. To rear: plank doors and one and 2-light casements to ground floor only. Interior: Nos.I and 2 have open fireplaces with C19 cast iron ranges; No.2 has bread oven. Stud partitions. No.2 has ogee-stop chamfered ceiling beam and 2 jowled posts. Straight flight winder stairs. Wide floorboards. Trenched purlin roof has tie beams cut through. Said to have originally been the stables of Chesterton House, demolished in 1802.

Listing NGR: SP3565058666