Bulrush Cottage

Bulrush Cottage is a house that appears to date from the 18th century but may have a small core from an earlier building in the mid-17th century. The cottage has undergone some refurbishment in the 20th century. The ground floor features red brick in stretcher bond on the front and right side elevations, while the left side has English bond and the rear is in Flemish bond. Most of the brickwork seems to be from the 18th century, with some patches from the 20th century. The first floor is timber-framed and clad with tiles, topped by a peg-tiled roof that is half-hipped on the right side and has a brick chimney stack on the left side. The building has two storeys and two windows, with a two-bay end chimneystack plan. Although the windows were blocked at the time of inspection, current plans indicate they were likely leaded light windows from the 20th century, matching a visible side window.

The entrance features a wide, off-central oak chamfered door surround with an early 20th-century oak plank door that has decorative hinges. At the rear, there is a catslide roof. The right side of the building has an exposed frame in the outshot, including an upright post, a curved brace, and a diagonal brace, with the curved brace likely being a reused timber. Nail holes suggest this side was originally weatherboarded. The left side has English bond brickwork on the ground floor, and the lower part of the chimney stack is made of 17th-century two-inch brickwork in English bond. There is a small gabled projection with a leaded light window at the rear of the left side.

Inside, the cottage is reported to have a large open fireplace with a date of 1651 inscribed on the right side spandrel of the wooden bressumer and 1792 on the left side spandrel. Some timbers have been reused, including medieval rafters in the upper section of the partition wall between the main part of the house and the lean-to. The roof is said to be of 18th-century type but incorporates medieval rafters. The ceilings feature several head-plates for medieval windows, with mortises for diamond mullions and shutter grooves. Current plans also show a winder staircase within the interior.