Hawthorn Cottage

Hawthorn Cottage is a house with origins in the early 16th century, significantly altered in the early 17th and early 19th centuries, and restored with a minor extension in the 20th century. It is largely built of brick with a pantile roof. The original structure was a three-bay timber frame with a central hall, which was later altered to include a chimney and an upper floor over the hall. An early 19th-century extension was added, and some of the timber frame was reclad. The north front has one storey and an attic, with a two-over-three window arrangement. The timber frame is exposed on the east side with 20th-century herringbone infill; the west side is brickwork of Flemish bond, with blue headers, and cambered arches to the ground floor. The pantile roof has lower courses tiled and is half-hipped at the west end, with gabled dormers having sills at eaves level. Casement windows are present. A 20th-century brick porch with a gabled roof features a glazed front and a six-panelled door. At the rear, the roofline is lower, and there is a brick wing to the east side, built of English and Flemish bond brick. A small 20th-century outshot, of tile and brick, is located at the west end. Inside, the timber framework is exposed, revealing the sequence of changes. A lobby entrance is positioned at one side of the chimney breast, and a dog-leg staircase is located at the other.