The Old Library And Whitmore Cottage

The Old Library and Whitmore Cottage is likely a former agricultural building that has been converted into two cottages, one of which was originally a reading room. It probably dates from the 18th century and underwent conversions in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The structure is made of plastered stone rubble, with some possible cob, and features a thatched roof with gabled ends and eyebrow eaves. There are stone rubble stacks at the gable ends, which have slate weathered set-offs heightened in brick.

The building has a pair of cottages with gable end stacks. The right section was converted into a two-storey, one-room plan cottage, while the left part is said to have remained open as a reading room before being floored and converted into a cottage. The exterior is asymmetrical with two storeys and a window arrangement of 2:2, with wider spacing on the left side (The Old Library). All windows are 20th-century two-light casements, except for a late 19th-century three-light casement with glazing bars on the ground floor left. There is a large 20th-century canted bay window with a thatched roof to the left of centre (The Old Library), accompanied by a late 19th-century panelled door to its left, which has a 20th-century canopy above and is underbuilt with a 20th-century porch. The doorway to the right of centre (Whitmore Cottage) is in a wide opening with a cambered timber lintel and features a 20th-century door and casement to its right.

The interior of Whitmore Cottage was inspected and includes a large stone rubble fireplace with a rough unchamfered cambered timber lintel and an oven built into the side, along with later ceiling joists. The roof space is inaccessible, but the principals appear to be straight. Historical context is provided by Kelly's Directory of 1889, which notes that "There is a Reading Room erected and furnished by A.F. Holdsworth Esq. for the use of parishioners."