Newlands Cottage

Newlands Cottage is a cottage dating from the mid-17th century, with an extension added around 1930 and significant modernization completed around 1960. The main part of the cottage is constructed from plastered cob on stone rubble footings, featuring a stone rubble stack topped with plastered 20th-century brick and a thatched roof. Originally, the house had a two-room layout facing the road to the southwest, but these rooms have since been combined into one. The cottage includes a projecting stack on the left (north-west) end.

The 1930 extension, which is also two stories, is made of plastered brick and has a thatched roof. It is positioned at right angles to the main block, adjoining its rear right corner, with a connecting corridor along the back. The rear block features a lateral stack on the inner side. The front of the cottage is nearly symmetrical with three windows, which are 19th and 20th-century casements with glazing bars. The central ground floor window now blocks the original front door, and the first-floor windows are adorned with thatch eyebrows. The roof is hipped on the right side and gable-ended on the left.

The left end stack has weathered offsets, and the projection for the oven has been removed to create a small window framed by the former oven doorway. The 20th-century block is gable-ended, and the main entrance is located in the front gable end, sheltered by a porch with a lean-to thatched roof supported by a rustic post. Inside the main block, the layout has been significantly altered in the 20th century, with internal partitions removed. There are no main beams visible, and the first floor may have always been supported by joists, most of which have been replaced. The fireplace dates back to the 17th century, featuring brick sides and an oak lintel that is soffit-chamfered with a scroll stop on one side only. The roof structure is not accessible, but the feet of the principals suggest that the original 17th-century roof may still be intact. According to the owners, the property deeds date back to 1650, which could indicate when the main block was built.