The Cottage

STOKEINTEIGNHEAD GABWELL LANE, Higher Gabwell SX 96 NW

12/377 The Cottage

GV II

Small house. Late C17 with 1980s repair and renovation. Whitewashed, rendered and plastered, the front wall rebuilt in brick (probably in the C19) to the left of the front door, right end wall stone rubble, rear wall cob on stone footings (information from owner); thatched roof, hipped at ends; left end stack. Plan: Single depth plan, originally 2 rooms wide (partition between the rooms removed) with a principal heated room to the left and an unheated service room at the right end. A C20 flat-roofed extension has been added at the right end. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3 window front with a slight change of plane on the front at the left. C20 porch to right of centre with a C20 front door. 2 and 3- light C19 or C20 timber casements with glazing bars. Interior: Chamfered scroll-stopped cross beam to left hand room, re-built fireplace with a timber lintel. Stair with a winder and straight flight in the rear right hand corner of the house. Roof: Pegged A-frame trusses, but the principals may be pegged into wall posts and could be late C17.

Listing NGR: SX9206769188