Hay Cottage

Details

SX 86 NE IPPLEPEN DAINTON 3/130 Hay Cottage - GV II House, originally farmhouse, formerly 2 cottages. Circa 1500, modified in C17, extended and possibly divided into 2 in C18 and modernised in C20. Rendered rubble walls. Gable-ended corrugated iron roof which drops in level to right hand side of lateral stack. 3 rendered rubble stacks, 2 axial which were formerly gable, and one slightly projecting lateral stack at front. Originally 3-room and through-passage plan, with lower end to the right, open to the roof at least over hall and lower end, quite possibly over higher end as well. Floored over in circa mid C17 with lateral hall stack inserted at front and gable end stack to lower room. Newel stairs added at rear of hall. Extended at higher (left) end in C18 with stack inserted at upper end of inner room. Stack forming back to back fireplaces either side. Probably at this stage the passage was narrowed by removing its lower end partition and inserting another slightly further up to make lower room larger. Possibly converted into 2 cottages then. Probably C19 outbuilding added at right end. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5-window front of late C20 2-light casements except for first floor right which is circa early C20, all have glazing bars. Door towards right end is C20 part glazed behind C20 glazed porch. Hall stack to its left. The far right end of the building is an outbuilding extension with a rough C20 plank door. C20 single storey extension projects from left end. At rear is C19 outshut behind passage and lower end, to its right is C17 gabled stair projection. Good interior which remains relatively unspoilt with particularly good C17 features. One original smoke-blackened roof truss survives. it consists of substantial principals with a curved foot visible at the rear. No purlins or collar visible. Morticed apex with triangular strengthening block, the ridge has gone but was probably diagonal. Some smoke-blackened rafters survive either side of the truss. The other trusses are rough C18/C19 straight principals, a higher C20 roof has been placed on the top. Between the hall and inner room the muntins survive from a probably original low plank and muntin screen. The muntins are chamfered with diagonal cut stops, the head-beam is chamfered above each panel and does hot reach the height of the C17 ceiling beams. The inner room fireplace has a very narrow chamfer to the wooden lintel with run-out stops. Similar fireplace on reverse of stack in extension. The hall fireplace has a chamfered wooden lintel with jewel stops. Cloam oven in left- hand side of fireplace. Ovolo-moulded cross beam to hall with spade stops. Similar ½ beam at higher end of hall but in front of screen, the reason for which is unclear as there is no evidence for a jetty on the first floor. At rear of hall is C17 wood doorframe leading to newel stairs. It is square headed with ovolo moulding and jewel stops. It has a contemporary door of 2 planks with a frame of muntins, rails and stiles on the front which have beaded edges. At the top of the stairs is a similar doorway but without the door. At the rear of the passage is a C17 wooden square-headed door frame, chamfered with convex stops. This was obviously narrowed when the passage was as the left-hand jamb has been moved inwards. A similar door survives here as at the bottom of the newel stairs but it has been reduced in width like the doorway and so the panels on its left side are incomplete. Lower room has very wide fireplace with broad chamfer to wood lintel which has convex stops. In either side of the fireplace is stone oven. Chamfered cross beam without stops and chamfered ½ beam marking position of former screen in front of present partition. Circa early C18 panelled wood partition to lower room with central rail, has small ovolo mould to rail, muntins, stiles and head beam. This house preserves a number of good features from various periods which illustrate well its evolution.

Listing NGR: SX8509066716

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