Easter Cottage, Saltpans, Charlestown

Early 19th century, possibly incorporating early 18th century fabric (see Notes). Single storey and attic; 3-bay rectangular plan house in cottage orne style. Hood-shaped central roof section raised to form verandah canopy. Harled, painted surrounds.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed central verandah section;

replacement glazed door to left with fanlight; tripartite window to right; 3 Gothick pointed arched windows with Y-tracery above. 2 slender intersecting columns support canopy. Bipartite window to outer bays.

W ELEVATION: ground floor bipartite window; attic window to right.

N ELEVATION: central replacement door; 2 replacement windows to right.

Gabled addition above door with central replacement window.

E ELEVATION: bipartite ground floor window to right with hoodmould; central attic window.

Varied glazing patterns; timber sash and case windows with horns. 2 round-headed dormer windows positioned wholly in roof, centred above ground floor bipartite windows in S elevation. Pitched slate roof; conical central section. Raised smooth skews; swept at chimney and eaves. Corniced gable apex stacks with 3 square linked shafts; central stack to rear gable with 3 diagonally-set square, linked shafts; polygonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2000.

BOUNDARY WALL: rubble wall encloses garden on 3 sides; rough coping stones; central gap opposite main entrance.