Moorview, The Post Office And Rose Cottage

KNOWSTONE KNOWSTONE SS 82 SW 3/27 Moorview, The Post Office and Rose 20.2.67 Cottage GV II Row of 3 adjoining cottages. Probably late C17 or early C18, Rose Cottage at right end entirely remodelled in C20. Painted rendered stone rubble and cob. Half-hipped thatch roof. Brick stack at left end and 3 axial brick stacks. Plan: row of 3 adjoining cottages. Moorview at left end is of 2 rooms with entry against the stack heating larger left-hand room and staircase to rear of smaller right-hand room. Single storey outbuilding at left end, possibly originally a smithy and later used as slaughter house, converted to form part of dwelling in C20. Post Office to centre of 2 rooms, much altered in C20, and Rose Cottage at right also of 2 rooms, entirely remodelled and partly rebuilt in C20. Exterior: 2 storeys. Moorview has 3 window range. C19 fenestration 2 light casements 4 panes per light above two 2-light casements 6-panes per light to right of C20 door. Single storey outbuilding at left end has small 4 panes window to left and C20 window to right of plank door. Post Office has 2 window range, C20 fenestration 2- lights over 3-light casements. Rose Cottage has entirely C20 fenestration, 2- and 3- light casements, the upper storey windows with slight eyebrow dormers. Interior: of Moorview has chamfered unstopped cross ceiling beam to larger left-hand room and rough timber lintel to fireplace. Right-hand room divided axially in C20 concealing original fireplace.

Listing NGR: SS8266923072