Ivy Cottage The Old Quaker House

Ivy Cottage and The Old Quaker House is a cottage that has been divided, dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with extensive modernization in the 20th century. It features red sandstone random rubble masonry and has a steeply pitched roof made of corrugated iron at the south end, while the north end has a double Roman tile roof. There is a brick stack set back to the left and a large external stack that is truncated and stepped to the right on the south facade facing the road.

Originally, the building had a three-cell and cross passage plan that faced Mill Lane to the west, with an outhouse at the north end. The south elevation, which faces the road, is one and a half storeys high and consists of two bays. It has 20th-century mullion windows, including a two-light window in the gable end and a four-light window below. There is also a 20th-century double Roman tiled bay window in the angle of the chimney breast on the right, with a set-back two-light window on the first floor, all under 17th-century hood moulds, although the latter window's mould is damaged. A round-headed entrance to the yard is located on the right, while the entrance to Ivy Cottage is on the left.

The east facade facing the yard features all 20th-century mullions. At the northern end of the block, The Old Quaker House has a 20th-century plaque indicating that this site belonged to the Quakers from 1780 to 1872 and served as their meeting house until 1855. The interior was not viewed, but Ivy Cottage's interior includes a chamfered beam in the front room and moulded stone jambs of a 16th-century fireplace, which may have been reset. An 18th-century painting of The Meeting House is reproduced in H. L. Maynard's book, "The Crown Manor and Burgh of Milverton," published in 1939.