The Cottage and Lilac Cottage
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 Dec 2009
The former is a fairly typical double front cottage of the 19th century. The nearer Lilac Cottage is clearly much altered. There is evidence from the gable end that the roof has been raised by a few feet, doubtless to create the upper storey.