Priory Cottage

REDGRAVE HALF MOON LANE (NORTH TM 0477 SIDE) 5/72 Priory Cottage (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Black Houses) GV II House, latterly 2 dwellings. Early to mid C16, stack and floor inserted, largely reroofed and parlour added early C17, altered C19 and C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. Originally 4 bays with a 2 bay open hall and 2 storeyed bays to left, stack inserted in right bay with 2 parlour bays added to right. 1 storey and attic. Scattered C20 casements with a glazed door to left, three 2-light eyebrow thatched dormers. Rebuilt ridge stack to right of centre. Left end added internal kitchen stack. To rear a restored first floor diamond mullioned window, 3 dormers, 2 lean-to outshut additions. Interior: evidence of a partition with a single doorway between 2 original storeyed bays, hall has an inserted stop chamfered axial binding beam with a mortice in post for original open truss arched brace, parlour has chamfered storey posts and an ogee stop chamfered cross axial binding beam. First floor: open truss arched braces and tie beam removed, square crown post survives extended down to binding beam, arched braces to collar purlin, closed truss at left end of hall, clasped purlin roof over parlour addition.

Listing NGR: TM0471577736