The lounge has two seperate areas ( it was originally two rooms) and
has a log fire. This one is typical of vernacular hearths locally. Originally, it would have been where the food was cooked....and the cast iron pot hanger, plus the cauldron, is still in place. (We love the crackle of logs and the luxury of an open fire but will be installing a log-burner at some stage.)
Another original feature is the old fitted cupboard beside the fireplace. This room is the oldest part of the house and was probably the sole living room (the rest being devoted to animals.) The house in its present form dates to the early part of the nineteenth century at least.....however coins found in the garden suggest the site was inhabited at least as far back as the early 1600's. Colombage houses tend to evolve and renew and some of the timbers are very old oak.
