Gwynne Cottage Nell Gwynnes House

Gwynne Cottage, also known as Nell Gwynne's House, is a row of three houses dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. The building has two storeys and attics, featuring five windows. It is timber-framed and rendered, with a moulded wooden band at the first floor. The roof is pantiled, with eaves soffit that has a fretted pendant frieze and axial chimneys made of red brick. The mid-19th century sash windows have architraves and wooden hood-moulds, with some still having their hinged louvred shutters. There is an early 18th century sash window at the south-west gable that has thick glazing bars and unusually small panes. The entrance doors are six-panelled, with the upper pair being glazed, and they also have architraves and hood-moulds. To the left of Nell Gwynne's house, there is a mid-19th century extension that features a three-light segmental bay window at the first floor with small-pane sashes. Inside Gwynne Cottage, there is a fine staircase from the late 17th century or early 18th century, which has heavy framing, moulded handrails, and turned balusters in the form of urns. Originally, the building was one house before it was divided and extended in the 19th century. It is believed to have been constructed next to the Palace of King Charles II for the use of Nell Gwynne when she accompanied the King to the Newmarket Races in the late 17th century.