Middle Cottage And Toadsmoor Cottage

Middle Cottage and Toadsmoor Cottage is a house that has been divided into two dwellings. It dates from the 17th century or earlier and was extended in the 19th century. The building is constructed of stone rubble and has a stone tile roof with gabled ends. There are stone gable end stacks with ashlar shafts that feature cornices, and the southeast stack projects with set-offs.

The layout consists of a two-room plan with gable end stacks and a central entrance. The lower southeast end stack projects, while the northwest high end stack has a winder staircase beside it. In the 19th century, a one-room plan wing was added to the front right (southwest), and in the 20th century, the house was converted into two cottages. Toadsmoor Cottage occupies the right (southeast) room and the 19th-century front wing, while Middle Cottage has the left (northwest) room and a single-storey addition on the left (northwest) end.

The exterior features two storeys and an attic with an asymmetrical two-window southwest front. On the left, there is a three-light chamfered stone mullion window with a hoodmould, and above it, a three-light wooden casement. The central doorway has a 20th-century plank door, and there is a one-storey and attic wing projecting on the right with single-light windows on its gable end, as well as a three-light stone mullion window with a hoodmould and a gabled dormer on its right (southeast) side. The rear (northeast) elevation has a three-window range with two and three-light casements, the first-floor windows featuring timber lintels. On the ground floor, there are two stone mullion windows with hoodmoulds; the left is a three-light window, and the right is a two-light window. The southeast gable end has a large projecting stack and a small stone outshut, while the northwest end has a 20th-century single-storey flat roof extension.

Inside, there are chamfered cross-beams on the ground floor and blocked fireplaces, with the left (northwest) fireplace having a winder stair beside it. The roof features collar trusses, and the truss at the southeast end of the main range has a high collar and a yoke at the apex that supports a small king-post to carry the ridgepiece.