Hendra Cottage Mabel'S Cottage

SW 73 NW STITHIANS HENDRA

2/254 Hendra Cottage and Mabel's Cottage -

GV II

Pair of cottages, possibly originally 1 house. Datestone inscribed: NME 1718 on stone chimney. Granite rubble walls with granite moorstone dressings. Left-hand cottage (Hendra Cottage) has grouted scantle slate roof sweeping lower at rear. C18 crested clay ridge tiles and cast-iron ogee-section gutter, the other cottage roof is replaced with asbestos slate. External stone stack with brick chimney over the right-hand gable end. Plan: Present plan is probably a C19 remodelling and extension of the original plan. Double depth plan with large room at the front of each cottage and entrances towards the middle. Service rooms in old rear outshut behind Hendra Cottage and in C20 remodelled former outshut behind Mabel's Cottage. Exterior: 2 storeys. Overall fairly regular 4 window north front with 2 doorways towards the middle. Hendra cottage has C20 door and circa mid C19 12-pane hornless sashes (also unspoiled at rear). Mabels cottage has wide opening with adjoining doorway and window. C20 door and C20 12-pane sashes. The chimney is inscribed on its right-hand (gable) side. Interiors not inspected.

Listing NGR: SW7294337145