West Park Cottage

SX 88 NW 2/60 11.11.52

BRIDFORD SWANAFORD

West Park Cottage

GV II

Cottage. Probably mid C17. Whitewashed plastered cob and stone rubble; thatched roof, gabled at ends; left end stack with granite shaft, C20 right end stack with brick shaft. Plan: Single depth, 2 rooms wide with a later rear outshut; principal heated room to the left; central entrance probably into passage or stair hall. The ground is at a lower level to the right. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2 window front with 2 gabled dormers to the front; C20 front door with flat porch canopy. 2- and 3-light C19 or C20 timber casements with glazing bars. The right return has a C17 2-light timber mullioned window to the first floor with chamfered mullions and a chamfered frame. Interior: Not inspected at time of survey (1986) but said to have an exposed crossbeam in the principal room, a first floor framed partition and roof timbers with curved feet. Forms a group with Rose Cottage (qv) which is approximately parallel to it at the front. The 2 houses are extremely close together.

Listing NGR: SX8210488428