Merrifield'S Cottage

SW 62 NW BREAGE

7/10 Merrifield's Cottage -

GV II

Cottage. Circa late C18. Painted rubble and cob walls, slate sills, wooden lintels. Steep corrugated iron roof with gable ends. Brick chimneys, the left hand chimney over an external rubble stack. Two storeys. One window south-east front with one window lean to on right. The windows are towards the left and the doorway is on the right of the original front. The 1st floor window, partly above the ground window, is very small with a 4-pane horned sash. The ground floor window openings are larger with C20 windows. Old 4- panel door. Interior not inspected. This is a rare example of a detached single-cell plan house not extended since the C19. 1 room plan house heated from a stack on the left hand gable end and with the doorway at the right hand end of the front. At the right hand end there is a single storey lean-to extension probably a scullery.

Listing NGR: SW6156529964