Preston Cottages

Preston Cottages are two cottages, likely built in the late 18th century to early 19th century. They are constructed from plastered cob on stone rubble footings, with stone rubble stacks topped by 20th-century brick, and feature thatched roofs. The cottages are designed as a pair, each with a two-room layout facing south-south-west. They are mirror images of one another, with a central entrance leading to a staircase. The larger inner rooms are heated by an axial stack in the party wall, which serves back-to-back fireplaces, while the smaller outer rooms have projecting end stacks. No 1 is the right cottage and No 2 is the left. Both cottages are two storeys high and have a symmetrical two-window front with 20th-century casements that lack glazing bars, along with a central doorway. This doorway is set behind a late 19th-century stone rubble porch that has a slate monopitch roof and a segmental outer arch made of brick. The interiors have not been inspected.