The Homestead

The Homestead is a cottage that originated in the 17th century and was remodeled and extended in the 18th century. It features a timber-frame structure with painted brick infill and a thatched roof. The building is 1½ to 2 stories high and consists of three bays, including a smoke bay. The original 17th-century building has been rebuilt except for one bay, and a taller three-bay wing was added to the rear at one end in the 18th century or later. The front of the cottage includes a single-storey timber-frame bay on the right-hand side. There is a plank door beside this bay and in the left-hand bay, along with a two-light casement window under a cambered head and a small light. Above the window and right-hand door, there is another two-light casement and a blocked opening above the other door. The roof is half-hipped but has been raised over the left-hand bays to accommodate the ridge of the later range, which features a stack at the junction. The lower roof of the right-hand bay is also half-hipped.