Former roof line
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Former roof line
Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 4 Aug 2018
Not unusual in 18th century cottages, to have a thatched roof replaced with a tile one in the more affluent 19th. But it is rarely so obvious as here, where the upper storey has been extended with brick over the original stone. I think that, before the conversion, the building would have looked quite a lot like Image, with thatched dormers lighting attic rooms from a low angle. The modified rooms must have been far more comfortable.
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Image Location
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52.750041
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-0.500489