Meadow Cottage

Meadow Cottage is a house that dates back to the 17th century or earlier, with extensions and alterations made in the 20th century. The date "1600" is displayed in plasterwork on the modern porch. The building stands tall at two and a half storeys, featuring a hipped thatched roof and a two-storey gabled thatched porch on the east front. It has modern windows and follows a three-unit plan, with a central chimney located one third from the south end and the entrance one third from the north end. The north service end has been extended in plastered brick, also two and a half storeys high, with the east porch added later. A plinth indicates the extent of the older house, and a smaller central chimney on the north side of the porch likely marks the northern end of the original structure. The porch is accessed via two semicircular brick steps leading to a battened oak door. Meadow Cottage may have originally been part of Butlers Hall and is included in a group with other houses to the east in this small hamlet, contributing to its group value.