The Nook and Oak Cottage (EHER 29505)

Long-jetty house, early 16th century, now divided into two cottages.

June 1962. Grade II listed. Long-jetty house, early 16th century, now divided into two cottages. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Three bays aligned NW-SE, with axial chimney stack in second bay from NW end. Aspect SW. Two storeys. The Nook (at NW end) has exposed beams and joists below jetty, 20th century door and three 20th century casement windows on each floor, gablet roof. Oak Cottage has the jetty underbuilt, 5-panel door with top two panels glazed, one 20th century casement window on ground floor and two on first floor. The Nook comprises the plainer service end, with jowled posts, close studding exposed internally, edge-halved and bridled scarf in NE wallplate, grooves for sliding shutters and mortices for diamond mullions. Faintly carved date 1602 on mantel beam of inserted chimney stack, the brickwork below it renewed. Exposed plain joists of horizontal section. The SE side only of the second transverse beam from the NW end has rich folded-leaf carving. There is an inserted ceiling above the first floor, the beam plain-chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, early 17th century. Oak Cottage is generally similar, except that the joists are richly moulded and the axial and transverse beams have rich folded-leaf carving and double-ogee mouldings. Clasped purlin roof with arched windbracing. <1> See photos <2> <3>. See also <4>. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.