Elder Cottage

ONEHOUSE FOREST ROAD TM 05 NE

2/143 Elder Cottage - - II

House; c.1550 with C18 and C19 alterations. Originally of 2-cell end-chimney plan form. One storey and attics. Timber-framed and plastered, the studding is exposed with plaster infill. On a corner post is the raised and apparently authentic, date 1619. There is no evidence of work of this date in the house, it may refer to replastering or refenestration which has been removed. Some C18 herringbone pargetting in one gable. Thatched roof with one eyebrow casement dormer. An axial chimney of C19 red brick. C19 and C20 casements. A C20 boarded entrance door in lean-to thatched porch. An unusually small and narrow example of a heavily-framed C16 house, with only a two-bay hall and single small service room, and lofts above. Massive unchamfered floor-joists. A blocked diamond mullioned window under the eaves. A C17 lintelled open fireplace. To left is an C18 additional cell, to rear right is a C19 brick extension and to far left a C20 extension.

Listing NGR: TM0244359474