Kate Randall's Cottage, The Murrel

Late 18th century with later additions. Single storey 3-bay cottage to W with adjoined (former 2 bay cottage) converted full-depth, full-height stable to E, remains of recessed byre to W gable. Random rubble, lime washed S elevation, droved dressings to openings and quoins to S elevation.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: cottage; symmetrical elevation, central door, flanking windows. Stable; door to left, window to right.

E ELEVATION: plain gable wall, raggles of lean-to, to centre/left.

N ELEVATION: cottage; inserted larger window flanked by small, simple window openings. Stable; blocked window to right.

W ELEVATION: remains of ruined outbuilding to centre left.

2-leaf timber door (1-leaf missing, 2002) to cottage, boarded timber door to stable. Timber sash and case windows to principal elevation and rear central window, all missing glass panes, (2002) small casement windows to rear with intact glass panes, (2002). Remains of external timber shutters to principal elevation. Pitched, clay pantiles, raised coped skews. Gable apex stacks with thackstanes.

INTERIOR: cottage; gutted interior, entrance leading to small hallway; doorways leading off to gable end rooms, doorway leading off to central narrow room running to rear. Fireplace openings to E, W gable walls, presses flanking openings, (doors missing 2002). Room to E, simple timber framework forming bed recess lit by small window with scalloped pelmet to rear of room. Stable; timber stall divisions; 4 along N wall, 1 to S wall. Small window to upper W gable, blocked fire opening flanked by recess to E gable. Plain collar-rafter roof.