Burden Court Cottage

Burden Court Cottage is a detached house dating to the late 17th century, originally comprising two bays, with a further two bays added in the 18th century. More recent extensions to the west and northeast in the late 20th century are not of special interest. The original two-bay section has two storeys and attics, while the 18th-century addition to the right (east) is single-storey with an attic. The building is constructed of coursed rubble stone with dressed quoins, and features a roof of Cotswold stone slate. Stone chimney stacks are present at each end of the original 17th-century section, and another at the end of the 18th-century addition. The windows were replaced in the late 20th century. The south-facing garden front has 20th-century two-light casement windows with chamfered mullions, surrounds, drip moulds and relieving arches on the ground floor. Two dormers with casement windows are visible in the roof. A centrally placed 20th-century door and a two-light and a single casement window appear on the ground floor of the left-hand addition. A two-light casement window is set in the gable above. At the right-hand end is a single-storey lean-to with a plank door, and to the left is a large two-storey late 20th-century extension that is not of special interest. The north elevation has a projecting, stone-built porch with a pitched roof and a modern door. A re-sited lintel above the doorway is dated "1679." To the right of the porch is a three-light window at ground floor and a single window at first floor. To the left is a 20th-century extension. The interior has a two-room plan on the ground floor, with open fireplaces, chamfered bressumers (one retaining a bread oven), and a single-purlin roof structure with tie beams. Burden Court Cottage is an example of a late 17th-century house with an 18th-century or 19th-century extension, contributing to the area’s special interest. The building retains original features and fabric, and its original layout remains clear.