Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage is a cottage that originated in the early 17th century and underwent alterations in the 19th century. It is timber framed, with an additional narrower bay, also originally timber framed, added to the right-hand gable end in the late 17th century. In the early 19th century, the timber framing was removed, and the entire cottage was underbuilt in grey gault brick. During this time, the cottage was subdivided into two dwellings. The cottage features two roofs of reed thatch and an original 17th-century red brick stack, with the upper courses rebuilt in the late 19th century. It has one storey and an attic, with one dormer. On the ground floor, there are three windows and two doorways, all dating from the 19th century or later. The rear wall plate shows mortices for studs and peg holes, indicating that the cottage was originally timber-framed. Inside, there is an inglenook fireplace made of 17th-century red brick and clunch, along with a chamfered and ogee stopped main beam. The details of the narrower addition, including the fireplace and the boxing of the main beam, are all from the 19th century.