Dedham Cottage

DEDHAM COTTAGE is a house dating from circa 1650 and restored in the middle of the 20th century. It is timber-framed with a brick plinth, painted brick infill, and a plain tiled roof. The property has two framed bays, featuring a large external chimney at the north gable end, including a bread oven and a detached stack. It is a single-storey building with an attic containing dormers. The timber framing has three panels from sill to wall-plate, and features a long straight brace across the lower corner of the south bay at the front. The roof structure includes collar and tie-beam trusses with three struts to the collar and a V-strut in the apex. The front elevation has three two-light casement windows on the ground floor, along with two gabled dormers; one has a three-light casement, and the other a two-light casement. A 20th-century single-storey extension houses the main entrance, located at the north gable end. The interior is not inspected but is believed to contain stop-chamfered main beams, with the beam in the hall bay set transversely and the parlour beam set longitudinally. A 20th-century lean-to extension is attached to the south gable end, and a large 20th-century addition extends from the rear of the north bay. The house was formerly known as Albutt’s Cottage prior to its restoration.