Queen Camel Cottage And Front Boundary Railings

Queen Camel Cottage is a detached house with origins in the 17th century, situated on the west side of High Street in Queen Camel. The building is constructed primarily of local lias stone, appearing nearly as ashlar, with a Welsh slate roof behind stepped coped gables, indicating a former roof raise. Brick chimney stacks are located at the ends of the building. The house is laid out in an L-shape, with two storeys and three bays. Above the ground floor, there are small three-light horizontal bar casement windows, each supported by a timber lintol. Below, the ground floor features sash windows with 6, 20, and 4 panes respectively. The central window is set off-centre to visually balance the 20th-century four-panel door, which is housed within a heavy ovolo-mould door frame. A continuous label extends above the lower windows, stepping up over the doorway. A long, single-bay wide wing adjoins the north gable, its roadside elevation featuring a hipped roof covered with double Roman clay tiles. This wing incorporates tall timber garage doors at ground level and a 16-pane sash window above. The interior of the cottage was only partially inspected, with a cross beam noted. A low Ham stone ashlar wall, approximately three metres in front of the house, supports late 19th-century iron railings. These railings consist of hoops and barbed arrowhead points, enclosing a matching gate opposite the entrance doorway, with returns to the house on either side. The wall and railings contribute significantly to the setting of the house and the character of the streetscape.