Chelston Cottage And Attached Wall

Chelston Cottage is an 18th-century house with an earlier rear wing. It is built primarily of red sandstone rubble, with some grey limestone detailing; the rear wing is rendered. The roof is thatched, although the rear portion of the ridge has been replaced with corrugated asbestos. The end stacks have rendered shafts. The plan is rectangular, with two rooms and a central staircase. There is a rear left service wing with a stack at one end.

The house is two storeys and an attic, with the rear wing being single-storey and attic in height. The front elevation is asymmetrical, featuring a central Tuscan porch with a pediment and a two-leaf panelled door. The windows are timber casements, mostly replacements from the 20th century. The ground floor has three 2- and 3-light windows, while the first floor has four. The two windows on the left-hand side lack relieving arches, and their embrasures are likely later additions. There are three Gothick gabled attic dormers with crank-headed casement windows. A section of attached wall to the right contains a segmental-headed archway leading to a rear service yard. The rear elevation of the main block features a large 18-pane fixed stair window and retains some slate-hanging. The rear kitchen wing has a three-window front, with eyebrowed eaves over the first-floor windows, which are fitted with 20th-century timber casements with small panes. The interior was noted to contain features of interest but has not been inspected.