Brigstowe Cottage

Brigstowe Cottage is a house that dates back to the 16th century, with remodels in the 17th century, early 18th century, and the 20th century. Originally timber-framed, it features 18th-century colourwashed limestone rubble and has a gabled thatch roof with end stacks made of stone finished in brick. The cottage has a three-unit plan and is one storey high with an attic, displaying a three-window range. It has timber lintels, some of which are rendered, above a 20th-century glazed door and two-light casements. The cottage also has swept dormers with late 19th-century two-light casements and a 20th-century bay window to the right. To the left, there is an early 18th-century one-bay extension that is rendered over timber frame on a limestone rubble plinth, topped with a half-hipped thatch roof. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest. It has been suggested that the original 16th-century house was a simple two-bay one-storey cottage, with smoke-blackened principal rafters that cross at the apex still noted as surviving.