Staddon Cottage, including former magazine

Staddon Cottage, which includes a former magazine range, was originally built as a battery guard house around 1780. It was extended around 1812 and later converted into a dwelling in the early 20th century.

The guard house is constructed from local rubble stone and has a Delabole slate roof. The magazines are built of rubble stone and brick, with timber doors separating the chambers.

The building comprises a single-storey guard house, with a wider central bay which was the original guard room. A store room is located to the left, and a further reception room was added around 1811 to the right. Attached to the rear of the kitchen door is a passage leading to the magazine range, which consists of two parallel central magazines flanked by narrow service areas at each end. A lobby and exit are located at the north end of the magazines. A mid-20th century residential extension is attached to the front of the magazines and is not considered to be of special interest.

The exterior of the guard house is rendered and has 20th century projecting square bays attached to the left and right openings. The central doorway has been widened. The rear elevation reveals the original rubble stone construction with a visible joint between the left and central bays. The roof is covered in Delabole slate. A George IV Board of Ordnance plaque is fixed to the north wall of the kitchen, having originally been located on the south wall. The magazine range is largely hidden by the residential extension. The rear of the magazines is set into the bank behind the guard house, displaying a curved brick vaulted roof, now covered by a modern structure. A tall, thick stone wall marks the junction of the two ranges.

Inside the guard house, the rooms are fitted with early 20th century panelling, decorative ceiling joists and cornices. The roof structure appears to have been replaced around this time. The central room features a chimneypiece constructed from what appears to be ecclesiastical furniture. Access to the magazine range is via a wide timber door with a fitted brass lock dating from around 1851. The lock is stamped "NO 3 SHELL STORE INNER," referencing its former use. The walls and vaulted roofs of the magazines are lined with brick, with some underlying rubble stone structure. A hatchway has been inserted into the north wall of the north magazine.