Foxgloves

This is an early 19th century cottage situated on the west side of Bowling Alley, running roughly north-south along the road. The cottage is constructed from a combination of materials: the northern cell is rubble stone, the southern cell is rubble stone and wychert, and a northern extension is also wychert. The roof is covered in concrete tiles, and a brick chimneystack is present. The cottage originally comprised two principal rooms, with the northern room having an attic storey, and a 19th century extension on the north end. A southern range, adjoined by 20th-century infill, is attached at a right angle, alongside lean-tos on the west and north elevations; these later additions are not included in the listing.

The cottage walls are rendered, and the texture suggests the underlying rubble stone construction. The principal, east-facing elevation features a ledge and brace plank door on the right-hand side, alongside a pair of casement windows with a tiled sill. A 20th-century building obscures part of the left-hand side, but a doorway to the southern room remains within it. Above, a pair of casements light the northern attic room beneath the eaves of the pitched roof. The north extension has a small, ground-floor window on the east side and a square casement in the northern gable’s attic. The southern gable has a later, tall, wide bay window. Most windows are metal casements within timber frames with diamond-leaded lights, and are irregularly sized. The rear, west-facing elevation is hidden by a single-storey lean-to.

Inside, the southern room is open to the roof structure which retains a ridge piece, thick purlins, a single collar beam, roughly-hewn rafters, and irregular rafters. A brick chimneystack is built against the central dividing wall, and the floor is suspended timber boarding. The northern room features a large inglenook, a thick, roughly-hewn spine beam with run-out stops, and a timber-boarded ceiling. The floor is quarry-tiled. A simple staircase is located within the 19th century northern extension, with a panelled partition incorporating shelving. Above this is a low room leading to the main attic room in the northern part of the original cottage. This attic room was originally ceiled but is now open to the roof, showing thick purlins, roughly-hewn rafters, wind braces, and modern timber reinforcement. The north gable includes some timber framing. A number of plank doors remain, although some have been repositioned and feature modern strap hinges. A variety of 19th and 20th-century ironmongery is present on the windows.