Maran Cottage

Maran Cottage is a timber-framed house, likely dating back to the 16th century, with later additions and alterations from the 17th and 18th centuries. It was substantially reconstructed and extended in the 20th century, and the rear extension was separated from the main house in 2014. The construction uses thin timber framing with plaster and brick infill, with some decorative plasterwork added in the 20th century. The roof is covered in plain tiles, and brick chimneys rise from the ridge and gables.

The house is linear in shape, although the interior was significantly remodelled in the 20th century, removing original room layouts typical of the 17th and 18th centuries. The front elevation has five bays and is single-storey with attic space, featuring four gabled dormers to light the upper floor. A jettied central gable, with 20th-century brickwork, sits above a 20th-century central doorway featuring a four-centred arched top, and a plank door flanked by single-light windows with leaded glazing. The gable window and dormer windows are three-light designs with wooden mullions and leaded casement frames. The timber framing is characterized by slender posts with sole plates and mid-rails, thin and widely-spaced studs, and down braces. Each bay includes a three-light mullioned window with leaded glazing, positioned below a corresponding roof dormer.

The rear elevation is largely of 20th and 21st-century construction, reflecting an earlier widening of the building and a mansard-like extension to the rear roof. A projecting central gable, supported by corner posts and open at ground floor level, is present, along with 20th and 21st-century window and door openings within a thin frame that attempts to mimic the detail of the front elevation. This gable and the walling below mark the point where the house was previously connected to the rear extension.

The interior has been extensively remodelled, and was undergoing further alterations when inspected in September 2014. Some exposed framing remains from the original rear wall at the south-east end of the building; however, no other interior features are confidently identifiable as original.