1 And 2 Easterfield Cottages

Two cottages, formerly a farmhouse, dating to the 17th century with 18th-century elements, and incorporating some 19th and 20th-century alterations. The structure is timber-framed with sandstone footings. The ground floor is underbuilt with red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with burnt headers. The timber frame above is clad with red tiles, including bands of scallop-shaped tiles, and features a brick stack and chimneyshaft, along with a peg-tile roof.

The plan appears to be that of a two-room farmhouse on a north-east/south-west axis, with crosswings at each end. Number 1 occupies the south-west crosswing and faces southwest. It has a two-room plan, with a small kitchen to the left, likely a 20th-century extension. The main room features a rear lateral stack serving the fireplace and another behind in the main block. This crosswing is probably 18th century and represents a parlour addition to the main block. The main block itself is likely a 17th-century two-room farmhouse. The north-eastern crosswing, also belonging to Number 1, dates to the 19th century.

Both cottages are two storeys high and have attic space within the roof, with lean-to outshots against the north-western side of the main block.

The south-west front of Number 1 has a regular three-window façade featuring 20th-century uPVC casements with glazing bars. A front doorway, located to the right of centre, includes a circa 1970 plank door within a contemporary gabled porch. The roof is half-hipped at both ends. Only a small section of Number 2 was visible and contained 19th- and 20th-century casements, mostly without glazing bars.

Inside Number 1, the ground floor reveals deeply-chamfered crossbeams and a brick fireplace with a chamfered oak lintel. The exposed timber framing on the first floor is of relatively light scantling with straight tension braces. The roof is supported by common rafter trusses, and within the roofspace, the apex of the main block roof is exposed and is of heavier scantling. In terms of group value, this property contributes to the historic character of the area.