White Hart Cottage

The White Hart Cottage is a house, originally two cottages, dating to the 17th and 18th centuries. It was modernised around 1970. The main block is constructed of plastered cob on rubble footings, with cob and rubble stacks topped with 20th-century brick and a thatched roof. The north-facing front has a central through passage, with rooms served by stacks on either side. The original 17th-century cottage occupies the east room. Former stables at right angles to the rear have been converted to domestic use. An 18th-century room projecting to the rear has been divided into two rooms. The front has an irregular three-window arrangement with casement windows and glazing bars, dating to around 1970, and a contemporary front door to the passage. The eaves and ridge of the roof slope from the left room to the passage, and the roof is gable-ended to the left, continuing with the roof of the adjoining Part Reeves to the right.

The interior was extensively modernised around 1970, although most windows and doorways appear to have remained in their original positions. Full-height cob crosswalls are present on either side of the passageway. In the older east room, a crossbeam has been replaced, and the original cob fireplace, with a plain oak lintel, is now lined with stone. A window embrasure discovered on the first floor during renovations indicates the passage is a secondary feature. The right-hand room has a large chimney breast, and the fireplace is blocked. The roof was not inspected.

According to the owner, the property is mentioned in a will from 1632. There is a local tradition that the east room was an ostler's cottage, with a carriageway running through the present passage to the rear stables. The right room was a bakery. The property served the White Hart Hotel, which was then an inn.