Nos 1, 2 (White Rabbit) 3, 4 And 5 (Fairy Cottage) is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Row of cottages. 3 related planning applications.
Nos 1, 2 (White Rabbit) 3, 4 And 5 (Fairy Cottage)
- WRENN ID
- frozen-kitchen-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Row of cottages
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of five small cottages, numbered 1 to 5, located in Branscombe Street, dates primarily to the 18th century, with a core of work from the mid-17th century. The cottages are constructed of plastered stone rubble, possibly with some cob, and have stone rubble stacks topped with 19th and 20th-century elements, all covered by a thatched roof.
The cottages were originally built along the lane with a south-western aspect. They feature a single-room plan, and are heated by axial or rear lateral stacks, with most having rear extensions. The oldest section, now comprising numbers 2 and 3, appears to be an early to mid-17th century lobby entrance house. The original entrance to number 2 is located on the front of a large axial stack which serves back-to-back fireplaces; number 2 was originally the parlour, while number 3 served as the kitchen. Two of the cottages bear 20th-century date plaques inscribed with the year 1531, though no structural evidence supports a building date that early.
The cottages are two storeys high, with an irregular seven-window front featuring a mix of 19th and 20th-century casement windows, mostly with glazing bars. Number 1 has its entrance in the gable-end wall, while the others have front entrances, all fitted with 20th-century doors. Number 2 retains an early to mid-17th century oak crank-headed doorframe, with a chamfered surround. The roof is continuous, gable-ended on the right, and abuts number 6 Chapel Row.
Interiors largely feature neatly chamfered oak beams. The oldest features are found in numbers 2 and 3, dated early to mid-17th century. These include axial beams, chamfered with scroll stops. The fireplace in number 2 is blocked, but in number 3, a large kitchen fireplace is visible, constructed of oak and soffit-chamfered with scroll stops. Only a few first-floor rooms were inspected, and the roofspace was inaccessible. The roof trusses appear to be boxed in between the party walls of the cottages. The row of five cottages contributes to the character of the hamlet of Street, forming part of a group of traditionally thatched houses.
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