Byfield Cottage Castell Foundary Cottages

ILSINGTON LIVERTON SX 87 NW 4/109 Nos. 3 (Byfield Cottage) and - 4 (Castell) Foundry Cottages

GV II

Pair of cottages, probably a single house originally. C17 or earlier. Solid rougncast walls, probably of stone or cob. Asbestos slated roof. Large rendered chimneystack in right-hand gable. Even larger stack projecting from front wall of No. 4. Tnis has rounded corners and rises from a very broad base about 2 metres high; added C20 brick shaft on top. Single-depth plan. 2 storeys. Only 2 small second-storey windows, 1 in each cottage, in a very long frontage. No.3 has doorway off-centre to right window at either side in ground storey. No. 4 has doorway to right of stack in ground storey and window to left. At No. 3 the windows and door are C20, except for the second-storey window, which has a single-light C19 wood casement with 3 panes. At No. 4 the windows have C19 wood casements of 2 lights in ground storey and 1 light above, both with 3 panes per light; 4-panelled early or mid C19 door, the 2 lower panels flush. Interior of No. 3 not inspected, although the owner says there is a good fireplace in the right-hand wall. Ground storey room of No. 4 has no exposed features; upper storey not inspected. There are likely to be interesting features concealed under plaster.

Listing NGR: SX8055175090