Lower Lemonford

A pair of cottages, originally a farmhouse, dating to the late 16th or 17th century with later additions. The building has solid, roughcast walls likely constructed of cob, and an asbestos-slated roof, three-quarters hipped in profile. A substantial projecting chimneystack of stone rubble is located at the rear, on the south-west side; this has offset courses, evidence of thatch weathering, a tapered cap, and a later red brick shaft added in the 19th century. The original plan probably comprised two rooms with a cross-passage, with a lean-to addition to the rear. The cottages are two storeys high, with the lean-to being single-storeyed. The front has three windows. The windows are 19th-century wood casements with three panes per light, except the ground-floor window on the left-hand side which is a 20th-century replacement without glazing-bars. An old plank door is set in a plain wood frame, positioned off-centre to the right. A late 19th or early 20th-century wood casement window with two panes per light is located in the right-hand gable wall, facing the road; a small 20th-century window is above it in the second storey. The interior was not inspected, but the large external stack now contains only a small 20th-century fireplace on the ground floor. According to the owner of No. 2 (the lower end), no original features are visible in that part. The house likely contains early features concealed under plaster.