Vine Cottage

SX 79 SE CHERITON BISHOP CHERITON BISHOP

10/40 Vine Cottage

II

Farmhouse, later 3 cottages, now house. Probably C16; C17 improvements; subdivided, enlarged and modernised in early C19, reunited circa 1960. Plastered cob on rubble footings; stone and cob stacks topped with C19 brick; thatched roof patched with rush mats. Originally a 3-room-and-through-passage house with inner room at south-west end (left of south-east facing front). 2 storeys. Gable-end stacks and large lateral stack of volcanic stone projecting to rear of hall. Internal cob divisions. Inner room (left end) rebuilt in early C19 subdivision with rear block extension and new roof on higher level. 2 storeys. Irregular 7- window front (4 on first floor) made up of C19 2-light casements (most with glazing bars) and hornless sashes. 6 panes above 6 panes. Main door has C20 wooden trellis porch with low-pitch roof and service room (right end) door with C20 porch of corrugated iron. Door to former inner room cottage at rear. Most early features inside are hidden behind superficial C19 modernisations but C17 chamfered and scroll-stopped cross-beams are exposed in hall. Roof inaccessible. Formerly known as Westaway Cottages.

Listing NGR: SX7729393675