Riverside Cottages and Riverside Cottage, 4 and 5 Ferry Lane (EHER 38536)

Two attached 18th century or early 19th century timber framed and weatherboarded cottages. A straight joint through the building and a ripple in the roof indicate that the two cottages are of different builds.

January 1981. Grade II listed. Two attached 18th century or early 19th century timber framed and weatherboarded cottages. The roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles. There are lean-to extensions to the rear (the roof of the one at the rear of No.5 is covered in slate). The cottages are two storeys with attics. No.4 has one 20th century window with external plain shutters on each floor and a 20th century half-glazed door. No.5 has one late 19th century sash window on the ground floor and one late 19th century window on the first floor, with a plain door with simple fluted jambs and plain canopy. A straight joint through the building and a ripple in the roof indicate that the two cottages are of different builds. This block and Nos 1-3 (not listed) are enclosed in an isolated sea wall of earth faced with slabs. The Tithe award of 1840 shows two tenements, and an ancillary building to the rear, since demolished. The Ordnance Survey map of 1873 shows the block increased to three cottages, reduced to two again in the second edition of 1896. <1> See photos <2>.