Plough Cottage

Plough Cottage is a house that was formerly used as a public house, dating from around 1600, with alterations and additions made in the late 19th century and mid-20th century. The building features a mix of timber framing with painted brick and rendered infill on a tall limestone rubble base, as well as areas of limestone rubble. It has a thatched roof with brick stacks located at the center and east end of the ridge. The structure consists of four framed bays arranged east to west, including a narrow cross-passage bay (the second from the east end) and a large chimney that backs onto the passage.

The cottage is single storey with an attic that includes dormers. The south front elevation has irregular window placements, featuring three 2-light casements, a 3-light casement, and a single-light casement on the ground floor, along with a square landing light and two eyebrow dormers—one with a pair of 2-light casements and the other with a 4-light casement. The main entrance has a ledged and battened door topped with a wrought iron single bracket. There is an attic light in the left gable end.

At the right gable end, there is a late 19th-century single-bay limestone rubble addition that was originally built as a stable but is now part of the house, featuring a 20th-century bay window and door on the front elevation. Additionally, there is a single-storey kitchen addition from the 19th century at the rear. The framing of the two easternmost bays suggests they are older. Inside, much of the framing remains intact, including intermediate collar and tie-beam roof trusses. The central ground floor room has a chamfered cross-beamed ceiling with a large fireplace, while the former parlour in the west bay features ogee stop-chamfered main ceiling beams. An elm winder staircase is located at the rear of the cross passage.