Row Of 4 Cottages Including Rose Cottage And Jasmine Cottage And Howell Cottage Attached To South East

SX 86 NW BROADHEMPSTON BROADHEMPSTON 2/72 Row of 4 cottages including Rose - Cottage and Jasmine Cottage and Howell Cottage attached to south east GV II Row of 4 cottages with attached cottage at south-east end. C17 through to C18, probably of slightly varying builds. Rendered rubble walls. Hipped scantle slate roof, Howell Cottage has gable ended slate roof. 4 substantial rendered rubble stack; that to Howell Cottage is a gable end one. Stack at either end of row with axial stack to left of centre that appears to have 2 builds. Row of 4 cottages originally likely to have been single depth 1 room plan cottages built back to back although possibly not all the the same time. Howell Cottage is of a separate build, probably circa late C17/early C18, also 1 room plan. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical east front. Rose Cottage to right end has 2 window front of early C20 3-light casements with glazing bars. C20 plank door to right under heavy slate porch hood. Green Valley Cottage at centre has C20 plank door to left under porch hood with 3-light early C20 casement to right and 2-light above door both with glazing bars. Jasmine Cottage to the far left has C20 2-light casements with glazing bars on ground and first floor, door is on opposite side. Howell Cottage projects at right angles from the left-hand side and has a 1 window front of late C20 3-light casements with glazing bars and C19 plank door to right under porch hood. Interior of Rose Cottage and Green Valley Cottage inspected. Rose Cottage shows C18 features such as insubstantial rough beams and 2 fireplaces in the principal room suggesting that it was formerly 2 cottages. One of these has a rough stone arch and the other a plain timber one. Green Valley Cottage has a C17 fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel which has hollow step stops. Roof space not inspected. These cottages preserve a traditional and attractive external appearance.

Listing NGR: SX8060166271