Yeoman's Cottage

Yeoman’s Cottage is a mid-17th century cottage, likely originally a single dwelling, with an 18th century wing and a 20th century addition. It is constructed of rendered rubble and cob walls, with a thatched roof that is gabled at each end and half-hipped over the wing. Two rendered gable end stacks with dripcourses are present. The original plan probably involved two heated rooms, each with a gable end fireplace, and possibly a central passage with newel stairs to the side of each stack, one of which may have been inserted later. An 18th century rear wing was added behind the right-hand room. The cottage was divided into two dwellings during the 18th century, a time when a second staircase and the wing to the rear of the left-hand room were likely added, before being converted back to a single residence in the late 20th century. The front of the cottage has an asymmetrical two-window arrangement with 20th century 2-light casements with glazing bars. A central, open-fronted porch extends the thatched roof, supported by wooden Tuscan columns. Behind the porch are stable-type doors. A mullioned window, originally from the 17th century, with ovolo moulding and leaded lights is found at the left-hand gable end on the ground floor. A small 20th century extension is set back from this gable end, and the rear wall curves slightly to accommodate the newel stairs. Inside the left-hand room is a fireplace with a chamfered wood lintel featuring hollow step stops and an adjoining wooden newel staircase leading to the rear. The right-hand room has a fireplace with a chamfered wooden lintel with ogee stops, and a rear wood newel staircase. The roof has fairly insubstantial straight principals, likely dating from the 18th century.