The Cottage Approximately 100 Metres North-East Of Church Of St Mary With Front Garden Wall And Gate

The Cottage, located approximately 100 metres north-east of the Church of St Mary, is likely a former parsonage now unoccupied. It features a garden wall and gate and was built around 1873 by William Burges for the first Marchioness of Ripon, with alterations made around 1900. The structure is constructed from coursed and snecked gritstone with timber framing and has a red tile roof.

The building is two storeys high and consists of three bays, with the central bay recessed. The first-floor room in the right bay is accessed via a rear external staircase. The central bay includes a double board door within a portico that has two chamfered, slightly pointed arches, adorned with shields and the badge of Lord Ripon, which features a stag. There are two-light dormers with curved barge-boards.

On the left gabled bay, there is a four-light mullion and transom window, with a three-light mullion window above it. The right bay has large canted sections with three three-light mullion and transom windows on the ground floor, while the first floor features timber framing that was originally unglazed and has a pointed roof. The building has a large square chimney stack to the left and a taller stack that straddles the ridge to the right of the central bay. The roof is decorated with crested ridge tiles, and there is a lead pinnacle and finial on the pointed roof to the right.

The rear elevation is also notable, featuring a large timber-framed gable on the left with a first-floor door accessed by a stone external stair. The centre has a three-light mullion and transom window, possibly with an inserted dormer above, and to the right is a two-storey square tower with a door on the left return and a pyramidal roof. The right side has a projecting gabled bay that is partly rendered, featuring a mullion window and a gargoyle at the left corner. The left return includes a three-light mullion window and paired dormers similar to the front.

The front wall stands approximately 2 metres high with chamfered coping. The gateway features three steps and a single leaf door with a cross motif and cusped braces. The interior was not inspected during the resurvey. Although the building is referred to as estate cottages that flank the vista, the external evidence suggests it is one substantial house.