Jasmine Cottage

Jasmine Cottage is a house with an interesting history, dating to the late 16th or early 17th century, or even earlier, with later additions likely from the 18th or 19th century. The right-hand portion of the house was originally a wheelwright’s workshop and a forge. The construction is whitewashed rendered cob and stone, with a pantile roof that is gabled at the ends. There are two chimneys, one on the left side of the house and another at the rear.

The original house plan appears to have been a single-depth dwelling, with a hall and inner room, but the passage and lower end may have been incorporated into an adjacent building or demolished. The basic two-room plan was extended to the rear around the 1950s, on the site of former farm buildings. The wheelwright's workshop and forge, which are set back on the right, have been absorbed into the house's living spaces, with a second storey added to the forge.

The house has two storeys, with the wheelwright's shop being a single storey. The left side of the building has an asymmetrical facade with a 20th-century porch and a timber front door to the right. A 20th-century three-light casement window is located to the left of the porch, and a 20th-century dormer with a raking roof and a timber window sits above. A late 19th-century hatch and post office letter box are situated to the left of the front door, a remnant from when Jasmine Cottage served as a Post Office. Customers would purchase stamps through the hatch rather than entering the building. The wheelwright's shop retains its own porch.

Inside, the left-hand room, believed to be the original 16th or 17th-century hall, features a large open fireplace with a chamfered step-stopped lintel, a chamfered half-beam, and exposed joists. A partition wall between the two front rooms may conceal an early timber screen. The right-hand room has been reduced in size by an entrance lobby and has a 20th-century chimney-piece; it may initially have been unheated. A timber winder stair with a straight flight rises near the hall stack. The roof was not inspected but may be of interest.