33, The Avenue

This is a house, originally two cottages, dating back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century. The walls are built from roughly squared marlstone, and the roof is thatched with limestone ashlar stacks. It has a two-unit lobby-entry plan, which has been altered and extended over time. The house is two storeys high plus an attic.

The front of the house has a small, central wing added later, featuring a 20th-century entrance inserted into the left side. The gable end of this wing contains a single-light lattice window with a decorative label mould. To the left of the wing is a three-light stone-mullioned window, and above is a 19th-century mullioned window of two lights, both featuring labels and lattice glazing. A tiny first-floor window is located in the angle. A lower, 20th-century bay has been added against the left gable wall. The right gable wall features 19th-century lattice windows with labels, arranged over three floors, and includes a gable parapet and a 19th-century stack. A further large, renewed stack is situated in line with the front wing.

The rear of the house retains a four-light stone-mullioned window, along with wood-mullioned first-floor windows of three and four lights. A small, single-storey extension, which has been extended in the 20th century, is set back to the right.

Inside, you’ll find chamfered joists and chamfered beams with ogee stops. There are back-to-back open fireplaces, one featuring a stop-chamfered bressumer, inglenook, and bread oven. Remains of a winder stair, leading to the attic, are visible within a curved recess and formerly occupied the lobby. The front wing obscures the original lobby entrance.