Long Cottage

Long Cottage is a house, now divided into two houses, dating from the late 17th century with 20th-century alterations. The front is constructed of small red bricks in Flemish bond, while the left side is rendered. It has a pantile roof and stands two storeys high with three bays and a rear outshut. There is a 20th-century glazed door to the right of a blocked doorway located between the first and second bays, and another 20th-century door in the rebuilt section at the far right. The windows are long, featuring two sets of six panes, each with a central casement; the window to the right of the door has an 18-pane side-sliding sash. A projecting first-floor band, two bricks deep, has a quarter-round moulding above the ground-floor openings, including the original doorway. The building has a dentilled eaves cornice and brick end stacks. Although the interior was not seen during the resurvey, it has been reported to contain old roof timbers. This house is an unusual example of a three-unit structure built or refaced in brick, originally featuring wooden or brick mullioned windows. Similar buildings of this type can be found further east. It is included for its group value.