Holdings Houghton Cottage

A farmhouse, now divided into two houses, possibly dating in part to the 17th century, but substantially altered and extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. The exterior is rendered, with some limewashed rubble visible to the rear of the farmhouse and on the ground floor of Houghton Cottage. Holdings occupies the left half of the building, presenting two storeys and an upper level, believed to have been a former attic. The recessed portion features a small two-light casement window with horizontal bars above a 20th-century three-light casement. To the right is a small square light and a lean-to porch with solid cheeks, leading to a studded plank door that opens onto a cross passage. A stack is positioned centrally, with another on the left gable end, alongside a single-storey extension of little architectural interest. The front bay of Holdings has a casement window at each level. The rear has a lean-to porch with glazed doors and several casement windows, including three two-light windows at the first floor. The front eaves are higher than the rear. The staircase rises beneath a renewed bressumer fire in the room to the right. Houghton Cottage, occupying the right part of the building, features two storeys and three windows. The ground floor has a 20th-century three-light window, a 19th-century three-light window with glazing bars, a glazed 20th-century door beneath a slated lean-to, and a two-light window with glazing bars. The first floor has three two-light windows. A projecting feature in the walling near the eaves, located between the middle and outer bays, may indicate a point of extension. The return gable has two 20th-century two-light casements above a 19th-century two-light window, and a similar arrangement in a gabled extension. The rear elevation has a gabled end, 20th-century windows, and a glazed conservatory situated above a gap, leading to a single-storey extension with a swept-down roof. A large stack is situated in the internal angle, along with a possible bread oven. The first floor has two two-light casements with glazing bars. The interior has not been inspected, but substantial modifications are believed to have occurred.