Originally built in around 1630 as one tiny cottage with just one downstairs room and one upstairs, the cottage was later extended (in 1770 according to the graffiti!) to the size of the thatched part of the house now. If you look from the back garden towards the house, you will see a clear dividing line down the centre of the property from when this extension was created. Rather than making one larger property, this was to make the property two separate cottages - hence the two exterior doors. Originally there were two sets of stairs - one in the current location and one in the passageway between the current kitchen and the living room. Now one staircase serves both bedrooms. These two properties were just the two rooms; one up, one down and housed large families. They shared a privy (outdoor toilet) that can still be seen in the garden - the brick building behind the garage. Over time, two single story extensions were built; one that is now the main entrance way (and until recently was a woodshed) and the other is now the study and downstairs bathroom. This housed the kitchen and bathroom until the current owner built a second story turning it into the configuration you see now.
