Arscotts And Arscotts Cottage

A pair of houses dating from the early 19th century, with later 19th-century additions. The houses have plastered walls and gable ended slate roofs, with brick stacks at each gable end and a cylindrical brick axial stack. There are two large rendered rubble stacks to the rear of additions.

Arscotts, the house to the left, has a two-room plan with a central stairhall. Arscotts Cottage has a single-room plan. Service rooms for both houses are located in rear outshuts, and while the exact dates of these additions are unclear, the small wing behind Arscotts Cottage may be contemporary.

The front facade is asymmetrical, with a three-window to two-window arrangement. It features 16-pane sash windows throughout. Arscotts has a symmetrical front with a late 19th or early 20th century glazed gabled porch/conservatory. Behind this is the original doorcase, which has a pedimented doorhood with a dentilled cornice and an acorn drop finial at the apex, supported on curved brackets with pilasters below. A contemporary six-panel door is present. Arscotts Cottage has an asymmetrical two-window front with a similar doorhood and a six-panel, part-glazed door. Flat pilasters with recessed panels and moulded cornices are located between the two houses, and at either end of the front facade.

The interior was inaccessible during the survey, but is likely to contain original joinery, such as staircases and doors. This is a very attractive and externally unaltered pair of early 19th century houses, notable for their unusual asymmetrical arrangement and prominent village location.