Dub Cottage, Birgham

Later to late 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey, 3-bay gabled cottage with projecting porch; columned verandah clasping S corner; lean-to addition recessed to left. Cream sandstone rubble; droved sandstone dressings. Overhanging timber bracketed eaves; timber bargeboards. Droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; sandstone mullions and narrow side lights to tripartites; projecting cills throughout.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single window in gabled porch advanced at centre; boarded timber door in return to right. Tripartite windows in bays recessed to left and right. Lean-to addition recessed to outer left.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: main house with single window at ground to left. Timber door in bay recessed to right; iron-columned verandah to front.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay. Single window in gabled bay recessed at centre. Tripartite window in larger, gabled bay advanced to outer right. Gabled bay advanced to outer left with tripartite window at centre; lean-to addition to right; iron-columned verandah to front.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: main house with lean-to addition to right; single window to left. Blind elevation to gabled wing to left.

Predominantly 9-pane upper, 4-pane lower glazing in timber sash and case windows. Purple-grey slate roof; part-glazed slate roof to verandah. Iron rainwater goods. Corniced brick ridge and apex stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.