Lower Farmhouse (EHER 34612)

A cottage dated to around 1600 with later alterations. It is timber framed and rough rendered with a red plain tiled roof and end chimney stacks. The cottage is one storey and attics. The cottage has a central wing at its rear. Of special interest are the five in-situ moulded and nailed doors with original hinges, those to cupboards at side of first floor chimney stack have cock's head hinges.

A cottage dated to around 1600 with later alterations. It is timber framed and rough rendered with a red plain tiled roof and end chimney stacks. The cottage is one storey and attics and has three gabled dormers. The cottage has a central wing at its rear. The cottage appears to have an intact frame with centre passage, stop chamfered bridging joists, heavy ceiling beams and large end chimney stacks now infilled. Halved and bladed top plate scarf. Of special interest are the five in-situ moulded and nailed doors with original hinges, those to cupboards at side of first floor chimney stack with cocks head hinges, there are also two similar doors no longer in-situ, one with large cocks head hinges. The staircase at rear of centre passage appears to be inserted. The rear wing has a chamfered bridging joist and square section ceiling beams, they may be inserted. <1> Photographs <2>