Norman Cottage

Norman Cottage is a chapel, dating back to the 12th century, that was later converted into a house. It has undergone alterations in the mid-17th century, mid-19th century, and mid-20th century. The building is constructed of limestone rubble with a thatched roof. A large, prominent chimney from the 17th century stands to the southwest; it has offsets and a rebuilt ashlar stack. The cottage is single-storied with an attic, featuring dormers.

The south front has two 2-light casement windows on the ground floor and two eyebrow dormers with 2-light casements above. A 20th-century glazed porch with a ledged and battened door is located to the left of the centre, adjacent to the chimney. The east gable end retains a 12th-century archway, while the west gable end has fragments of a former 12th-century window opening, and the north wall has remains of another 12th-century opening beneath the eaves. A 20th-century brick lean-to is set into the west gable end.

Inside, the 12th-century east archway remains, exhibiting shafted jambs with moulded bases and cushion capitals. The attic floor preserves the archway's detailing, including cable moulding to the abaci, a double-quirked angle roll, and a quirked hollow chamfered hood mould. The original north, west, and east walls are still present, with a thickness of 2 feet 8 inches, and a splayed base to the west gable. The south wall was rebuilt in the 17th century, a few feet north of the original wall when the building was converted into a dwelling.

Historical records indicate that the cottage was originally the nave of a chapel at Grafton, which was damaged in 1543. Archaeological excavations have uncovered the foundations of the chancel and the original plan of the nave.