The Little Cottage

The following building shall be added:

SU 95 NW DAWNEY HILL

1/10002 The Little Cottage

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Cottage, C17 or earlier timber-framed building was almost completely demolished in the early C18 except for the C17 external brick Chimneystack and part of the adjoning ground floor room. 1 bay extension in diaper brickwork was added initially, followed soon afterwards by a further bay in plain brickwork. Early C19 outshut to rear. C20 porch to rear of chimneystack and small lean-to in front. Left bay of red brick with black headers, right-hand bay of brown brick to ground floor and orange brick above. Tiled roof and external brick chimneystack of C17 brickwork with kneelers to left-hand side. Tiled gable with small attic window to left, exposed tie beam and collar beam to right-hand gable. 2 storeys, 2 windows. C20 casements in enlarged openings including bay window to left side ground floor. C20 timberframed porch to rear of chimneystack and C20 lean-to brick extension in front of stack. C19 catslide outshot to rear. Interior has open fireplace with wooden bressumer and arched salt niche. Attached ground floor barn has 2-inch chamfered spine beams and floor joists with run out stops. Other room has 1½-inch chamfered axial beam C18 winder stair. 1st floor has sooted tie beam and C18 tie beam roof above. Early C19 fireplace with later arched opening with Minton tiles. Wide pine floorboards, differently aligned in each room. Series of early C19 plank doors on pintle hinges, including one with circular cut out to outshut. Outshut has brick floor.

Listing NGR: SU9454956259