Rectory Farm Cottage

Rectory Farm Cottage is a cottage dating back to the 15th century, originally an aisled hall house. It was extended in the 16th and 17th centuries with crosswings, and again in the late 20th century at the rear. The building is timber-framed and rendered with a combed wheat reed thatched roof, half-hipped in style. A red brick ridge stack from the 17th century sits atop the structure, along with a side stack of the same period to the north crosswing. The original aisled hall plan is difficult to determine now, but the house now functions as a double-ended hall house. The two-storey hall range features two small-paned first-floor hung sashes, and a doorway leading to a baffle entry. Each crosswing also has similar small-paned hung sashes on both the first and ground floors. Inside, one truss of the original aisled hall remains, although the rafters have been replaced and the roof rebuilt. Original wall plates remain to the front and rear walls, and evidence of bracing is visible in the heads of arcade posts. Back-to-back inglenook hearths, likely added when the ceiling was inserted, are also present. The south crosswing has two bays and a substantial side purlin roof, while the north crosswing features a brick inglenook.