Halfway Cottage

Halfway Cottage is a building believed to date from the 16th century or early 17th century. It is timber-framed with a tiled roof. The south elevation is cement rendered and covered with ivy. The cottage has two storeys and features a chimney at each end. On the ground floor, there is an oak door with wrought iron hinges, flanked by two long narrow windows with diamond leaded lights and a 3-light casement window. The first floor includes one 3-light window, two 2-light windows, and one small window, all with square leaded lights. On the right-hand return, there is a porch created by exposing part of the oversailing first floor. The east elevation is one storey plus an attic and is constructed of brick, featuring two casement windows and a dormer window. The right-hand return has a gable end, a garden door, and a 3-light window above, both adorned with Y-tracery. The cottage is named because it was considered to be halfway from Dorney Court to the inn and coach stop on the Bath Road.