Thatch Cottage

DITTISHAM CAPTON SX85SW 10/264 Thatch Cottage

GV II

Cottage. Circa early C19, possibly older at the left hand end. White- painted stone rubble, part of the left hand end may be cap. Thatched roof with gable end to the left abutting adjoining house and semi-conical end to the right over the rounded end wall. Rendered gable end stack to the left. Plan: 2-room plan with a central entrance, the larger left hand room is heated from a gable end stack, the smaller right hand room at the lower end has a rounded end wall and appears to be unheated. The right hand end of the cottage which is now divided by partitions may be an early, C19 rebuild and the left hand may be earlier. Exterior: storeys. Almost symmetrical 12-window front. Small late C18 or early C19 2-light casements with glazing bars, 6-panes per light, with slate sills and C20 louvred mock shutters. Doorway to right of centre has old doorframe and circa late C19 divided plank door. The rear elevation has a small C20 window at the centre of the first floor and another in the rear of the end wall on the ground floor. Interior: not inspected but may retain some features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX8372953108