Old Chesils

Old Chesils is a detached cottage dating back to the 16th century, with a later 17th-century addition. Originally timber-framed, it was rebuilt in rubble stone with a thatched roof and has gable-end brick stacks. The building is in an L-shape. The west gable end of the two-bay 16th-century range has the entrance, which is a 20th-century porch and door, above which is a two-light segmental-headed casement window. A two-light casement window is on the left return. The right return has another two-light casement and French windows leading into a 20th-century conservatory, which is not considered to be of particular interest. The two-storey 17th-century range, attached to the north, has two two-light casement windows on both the ground and first floors, with a brick stack to the left, and 20th-century casements to the rear. A lean-to extension is present on the rear gable end of the 16th-century range, revealing exposed timber framing in the attic with casement windows. The interior of the 16th-century range features deep chamfered beams with stepped stops, an open fireplace with a cambered, chamfered timber lintel set on wooden jambs, timber-framed partitions, and some smoke-blackening of the roof timbers at the west end, possibly due to the former location of a timber smoke hood rather than indicating a formerly open hearth. The 17th-century range also has an open fireplace with a plain timber lintel on stone jambs, and chamfered beams.