Neat Cottage

House. It was probably built in the 17th century and the early 18th century, with alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of limestone rubble with wooden lintels, some ashlar dressings, and a Welsh-slate roof with stone-and-brick stacks. The house has a three-unit plan with a rear wing and outshut. It is two storeys high plus an attic. The irregular three-window front has a recessed central section housing the front door. To the extreme right is a 2-light casement, and to its left a further 2-light casement, both with old stop-chamfered lintels. A 2-light first-floor casement in the left section also has a similar lintel. Other casements have later, plain lintels, including a large window in the right section, which adjoins a secondary entrance and was likely a shop window. A cellar beneath the left section has a 2-light stone-mullioned window. The steep-pitched roof has gable parapets with stacks, and a further stack to the left of the middle section. The right gable wall includes a shallow projection. The centrally-placed rear wing also has a gable parapet and adjoins an outshut. Inside, the right section has a fine early/mid-17th century cross beam with elaborate chamfer stops, a damaged fireplace with adjoining 17th-century cupboards hung on leather hinges, and a large open chamber fireplace. The middle section is probably mainly mid/late 17th century and has a large open fireplace, chamfered joists and beam, an ovolo-moulded 2-light wood-mullioned window with lattice glazing (now internal), and a dogleg stair with heavy turned balusters, now incorporated into the outshut. The left section and rear wing are probably early 18th century and retain a roof truss and some butt purlins. The roof is largely 19th century. The central section may be on the site of an earlier hall and could incorporate some early masonry.