Little Slades

Little Slades is a cottage that may have origins dating back to the 15th century but was largely rebuilt in the 18th century. It is constructed from local stone rubble, featuring an exposed timber lintel that runs continuously over the ground floor. The roof is thatched and has coped gables, with brick chimney stacks at each end. The cottage is a single storey with an attic and consists of three bays.

The central entrance has a reeled panel door set in a heavy frame, flanked by rectangular leaded timber casement windows, which have iron opening lights with old catches. Above these, there are three 20th-century casements that are slightly set into the thatch. Although the interior has not been seen, it is reported to contain a fireplace from the 17th or 18th century with a cambered arch wood beam, a stud and panel partition, and a timber-framed wall made with elm planks. The cottage also features four early roof trusses, likely jointed crucks, with windbracing, which may be remnants of a medieval hall house.

Little Slades is attached to Slades Cottage on the west side, with no proper division between the two and the first floor of Slades Cottage oversailing.