East Milford Cottage

East Milford Cottage is a cottage located in a farmyard, likely built in the early to mid 17th century. It features rendered stone rubble walls, possibly with some cob, and has a gable-ended corrugated asbestos roof. The building includes a rubble axial stack with a brick shaft and a similar stack at the left gable end.

The plan of the cottage may consist of either a two or three-room layout. The right-hand room is unusual as it has no internal access on the ground floor and serves a non-domestic function, while the room above is part of the house. The other two rooms are heated by fireplaces located in their end walls. The right-hand room also has a projection at the front that accommodates a staircase and a window bay. A 19th-century outbuilding has been added at the right-hand end.

The exterior of the cottage is two storeys high with an asymmetrical two-window front. There is a shallow wide rectangular projection to the right of center, featuring a late 20th-century single light casement on the first floor and a 19th-century two-light small-paned casement below, along with a small 20th-century stair light to its left. To the right of the projection, there is a plank door leading to the integral outbuilding and a 20th-century two-light casement above it. A large lean-to porch from the 20th century is situated to the left of the projection, with a window and a glazed door to the right. The lower 19th-century outbuilding is attached at the right-hand end.

Inside, the left-hand room contains a wide 17th-century fireplace with a chamfered and step-stopped wooden lintel. The right-hand room features a chamfered ceiling beam. The roof trusses over the left-hand end have had their feet cut off but appear to curve and have heavy purlins. The roof space was inaccessible during the survey, but an inspection could provide a more precise date for the house and might reveal origins that predate the 17th century.