The doorways were quite low and the stairs was deathtraps to anybody over 5' 6", as were the upstairs rooms...

The original part of the building would have been the central part framed by the black oak beams in that picture..It would have just been a one room affair that the occupants shared with their cattle/stock.

Later, a second floor was added along with the upstairs window, and then the brick gable in the photo which contains a large "inglenook" (sp?) fireplace..

You could actually get up inside the chimney breast and there were still iron hooks up there that were used for hanging meats for smoking.. To one side of the fireplace were various ovens for cooking, plus a small heated cupboard for storing your salt to keep it dry..

Some of the internal walls were wattle and daub that were thought to be original..

Very interesting place, but very small internally..


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