8a, Duke Street

No. 8a Duke Street is a detached cottage dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. It is constructed of cob with a stone plinth and is plastered, topped by a thatched roof. The roof has a gabled end on the right and is hipped on the left, where there is a 20th-century extension with a Roman tiled roof. The cottage features a right-hand internal end stack and an internal rear stack that indicates the former junction with a now-dismantled rear wing, both of which have brick shafts. The building is two storeys high.

The front of the cottage has a two-window range. The first-floor windows are two lights each, currently with one pane per light, and are positioned just below the eaves level. On the ground floor, there is a left-hand entrance next to a two-light window, which has ten leaded panes per light and is possibly from the 18th century; both are sheltered by a 20th-century thatched porch supported by two timber posts. To the right of the entrance, there is another two-light window, with eight leaded panes in the left light and six in the right. The left-hand jamb of this window extends up to the first-floor window sill level. There are no windows at the rear of the cottage.

Inside, there is one axial beam in the right-hand room, and the roof principals are straight and appear to date from around 1700.