The Chestnuts

The Chestnuts is a 16th century cottage located on the south side of Thrapston Road in Kimbolton, featuring a three-unit plan with a firebay. A 17th century wing extends to the northeast. The cottage is constructed with a timber frame and has a plaster-rendered exterior. It has a steeply pitched, plain tiled roof with an end stack and a rebuilt ridge stack. The building is one storey with attics, and the southwest elevation includes two gabled dormers fitted with horizontal sliding sashes, as well as three casements with glazing bars and a modern gabled brick porch.

The 17th century wing is also timber framed and rendered, with parts rebuilt in brick during the 18th century. This wing has a plain tiled, hipped roof and stands two storeys tall, with an entry located in the northeast angle and a later brick porch. A headstone serves as a doorstep to the threshold, and the gable end features segmental headed arches above four hung sashes.

Inside, the cottage was originally open to the roof and includes a framed chimney stack and a large inglenook. A late 16th or early 17th century stack has been inserted into the firebay, with lower courses made of rubblestone and upper courses of red brick. The hall features an 18th century moulded mantel shelf above the fireplace, and the main beams are chamfered. A 19th century open string staircase with square section balusters is also present.