Rose Cottage And The Cottage

ST OO NE KENTISBEARE FORE STREET, Kentisbeare 8/96 Rose Cottage and The Cottage - II 2 dwellings, formerly a single farmhouse. Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Pebbledashed cob on stone footings; gable end asbestos slate roof. Originally a 3-room through-passage house, the service end to the left of the passage heated by an end stack; the hall was originally open to the roof which is smoke-blackened. Axial stack backing onto passage heats hall, internal end stack heats inner room. Brick shafts to all stacks. A passage has been inserted between the hall and inner room (Rose Cottage), and to the rear of this is a newel stair turret, presumably the original; later stairs inserted into the through-passage. 2 storeys. Exterior Front: 3 window range, all C19 3-light casements to first floor with a late C20 single light window to extreme left in addition. Ground floor: inner room (to right) with 3-light window with deeply chamfered surround and flat mullions; window between the 2 half glazed doors, also of 3-lights with service end (The Cottage). Right-hand end with small window beside fireplace, and 2-light C19 casement window above. Rear corner rounded to facilitate vehicular access. Rear: stair turret with 2-light C19 casement window. Lean-to and late C20 two storey flat roofed extension. Interior: inner room with chamfered cross ceiling beam, stopped. End fireplace with chamfered lintel and run-out stops. Hall with chamfered ceiling cross beam with scroll stops. Fireplace blocked. Rough axial beam to service end. Roof space: 3 jointed cruck trusses over higher end, all with morticed and pegged apex carpentry and diagonal ridge piece (Alcock type F2); the truss between the hall and inner room is closed, and smoke blackened to hall side only. The inner room end cruck truss has a dovetailed collar, the others have cranked collars, morticed and pegged.

Listing NGR: ST0685108201