Whinnah Cottages And Adjoining Store

Whinnah Cottages and the adjoining store are a row of cottages that form one side of a courtyard, dated 1700, featuring the initials I.B. on the lintel of number 2. The cottages are constructed from wet-dashed rubble and have a graduated slate roof with outshuts at the rear, along with rendered chimneys. They are two storeys high. The front of number 2 has a part-glazed door set in an architrave with a dated lintel, with an inserted sash window on the left side and three sashes in stone surrounds on the right side for each floor. There is a plank door leading to the store on the far right. At the rear, there is a richly-carved doorcase that features dog-tooth and cable decoration, made from re-used stones that closely resemble mid-17th century coping stones that were removed from the entrance at Gosforth Hall. Later additions and alterations have been made to the original structure.