Audley Cottage

Audley Cottage is a house dating from the mid-19th century, situated in Saffron Walden. It is built of flint with red brick dressings, corner quoins, banding, and has roofs of shaped slates. The building has a cruciform plan, comprising a main block with a gable end facing the street, an east-facing porch, and a west wing.

The front, south elevation has a gable with shaped bargeboards and a finial. The ground floor features a rectangular bay with a hipped tile roof, containing a three-light casement window with upper transom, divided into panes of 2x4 and 2x2. The first floor window has a label and moulded brick corbel, with a central stile and a double casement window, each casement divided into 2x4 panes. The east side has a two-storey brick porch with a segment-headed window on the ground floor and a slate roof with shaped ridge tiles. On the west side is a taller wing constructed of flint and featuring a ground-floor doorway with a three-pane overlight and a door with upper glazing of 2x3 panes. A stack with a pair of octagonal shafts is located behind the frontage on the west side.

The rear, north elevation shows the central block rising to three storeys, with gables similar to the front but simpler. A garden basement walling of red brick incorporates a two-light casement window, each light 3x4 panes. A rear stack behind the gable on the west side also features a pair of octagonal shafts. An east-side porch and a ground-floor red brick lean-to are present, along with a 20th-century single-light casement window. A 20th-century single-storey flat-roofed extension projects into the garden, incorporating a French window with side lights and a boarded door. The east side elevation displays a two-window range plus a centrally positioned two-storeyed porch, featuring shaped bargeboards, a finial, and a ground-floor, four-centred arched doorway with a door featuring four raised panels. A lean-to has been added to the north side of the porch. Windows are generally in the matching style; an upper pair are blind. The west side elevation is partially obscured. The central wing has shaped bargeboards and a finial, with stacks on the north and south sides, each featuring a pair of diagonal shafts. A first-floor window is present in the wing, along with a window on the south end in the general house style.

The interior is largely plain, with one original arched, cast-iron fireplace and an original staircase featuring a turned newel post and a shaped handrail.