The Cottage

This property is a cottage, originally three separate houses that have been converted into a single dwelling. The building exhibits elements constructed in the late 17th century, the early 18th century, and a mid-18th century extension to the west. A rear extension was added in 1871. The construction materials vary; the 17th-century section is rendered timber frame, the central section is brick, and the western element is timber frame clad in brick. The roofs are tiled and slate, with a slate roof on the 1871 extension.

The eastern section, dating back to the late 17th century, is one storey high with a dormer attic and has a three-window front. It includes a late 20th-century two-light window, a three-light window, and a single-storey bay window. A Mansard roof was added in 1871, replacing the original gabled roof, and two dormers were inserted under sloping slate roofs, with the easternmost enlarged in 1961. External brick gable-end stacks are present. The rear of this section is mostly obscured by a two-storey gabled extension, also dating to 1871.

The central and western extensions are also one storey high with an attic. The central section features a three-light casement window and a late 20th-century plank door. The western section has two late 20th-century two-light casement windows. A brick ridge stack is present. A rear elevation includes a two-light casement and a glazed door leading to a late 20th-century conservatory.

The interior of the eastern room, part of the 17th-century build, has heavy, morticed joists. A former winder staircase located in the northeast corner was removed in 1871 when a portion of the north wall was breached to create a kitchen extension. The main room has exposed timber framing, including a wall with two arched braces (the south wall previously had a doorway, now sealed). A late 20th-century staircase is now positioned in front of that wall. There is a chamfered spine beam with run-out stops at the west end, positioned over an inglenook fireplace rebuilt in the 18th century, incorporating a reused chamfered bressumer. A first-floor room above the inglenook has a tie beam and wall plates.

The central room has its ceiling removed, but the tie beam remains in place. A small 18th-century inglenook is found in the eastern wall featuring a chamfered bressumer. The westernmost room reveals an exposed timber frame with thin, slender timbers. A chamfered bridging beam is also visible. An early 19th-century brick fireplace is present, alongside a late 20th-century cast-iron winder staircase to the first floor. The roof is composed of common rafters, with one purlin concealed by a boarded ceiling.