Building record 755/0/36 - Mulberry Cottage, 24 High Street

Two bay cottage, probably 17th century, clad in brick in the 18th century and extended in the 19th and 20th centuries

{1} Analysis & photographs.

On the street front, Mulberry Cottage shows two phases of building. To the south, a building of the 19th century, to the north, an 18th century brick building with brick dressings to the lower windows, a plat band and moulded bricks at the eaves. A plaque, which may have shown a date, lies between the two upper windows. The northern, two-bay building predates the rest of the house and is built of stone fronted in brick to the eastern and northern faces. Other walls are now internal.

The building measures 6.5m by 3.7m internally and the walls are 500mm. There is a cooking hearth at the southern end and the firebeam is chamfered with ogee stops. Some rebuilding has occurred associated with fireplace; part of the enclosing wall has been rebuilt in brick and the back of the fire has been patched in with facing stone. An alcove in the eastern corner is simialr to others found in the village associated with bread ovens which have dismantled. A central door is now a window. The spine beam is chamfered and has ogee stops. It has a tabled scarf joint to the north of the original front door.

<1> de Broise A., 2005, The Whittlewood Project: Historic Buildings Survey, Whittlebury (Report). SNN105036.

<2> Woodfield, P, 2003, The Whittlewood Project: Phase 1 rapid survey of all buildings within the 12 parishes of the survey, identifying buildings that have, or are likely to have, fabric dating from before 1700 (Report). SNN116636.

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Oct 24 2024 8:55AM