Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage is a cottage dating from approximately 1844. It is constructed of random white Lias stone rubble, originally covered with roughcast render, most of which has been removed. The roof is tiled with double Roman clay tiles, featuring a stepped stone coping to the north-west gable and brick end chimney stacks.

The cottage is arranged with a two-room, single-depth plan running north-west to south-east. It is two storeys high and two bays wide. A central entrance is sheltered by a later open porch with a gabled roof of triple Roman tiles. To either side of the entrance are timber casement windows to the ground floor, with two windows above. The entrance door is from the mid-19th century, and the two-light casements have horizontal glazing bars. Stone lintels and sills are present, along with cut and squared white Lias. The left return features a small first-floor window adjacent to the chimney stack, while the rear elevation is largely blind except for a single window at the western end of the ground floor. The south-east gable end also has a small first-floor window with horizontal glazing bars.

The cottage’s kitchen contains a fireplace with a large timber bressumer and a cast-iron range. Exposed ceiling joists are visible, and the room also houses the staircase, which is partially screened by a partition of wide elm boards with a plank and batten door at its base. The adjacent sitting room has a fireplace with a square-headed surround and a dentil cornice below the mantelshelf, retaining a 19th-century hob grate. A later, smaller fire surround is fixed in front of the original. Flanking the fireplace are recessed display cupboards with glazed doors (lacking glass). The first floor has two rooms; one retains a small cupboard to the side of the stack. The staircase balustrade appears to be constructed from re-used balusters, handrail, and possibly part of a coffer, with lath and plaster infill to the ceiling. The roof structure includes a single principal rafter, staggered purlins, common rafters, and straw insulation.