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Delves Cottage

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The building, in 2006

Delves Cottage is a historic building in Egton Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The cruck framed cottage was probably built in the 17th century. A chimney was added in 1713. The building was restored and extended between 1975 and 1977, and it was grade II* listed in 1989.[1]

The cottage's wooden frame is encased in sandstone. It has a thatched roof, and an extension with a pantile roof. It has a single storey, 2½ bays, and a lower single-storey single bay extension. On the front is a doorway, a fire window with a chamfered surround, a sash window and a casement window. Inside, there are three pairs of full crucks and an inglenook fireplace with a chamfered bressummer. Next to the fireplace is an early spice cupboard, with a drawer below it.[1][2] Other early features include a carved witch post, a feature once common in the area, but now the only surviving one in the parish.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Delves Cottage (1148817)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
  3. ^ Hartley, Marie; Ingilby, Joan (1990). Life and Tradition in the Moorlands of North-East Yorkshire. Smith Settle. ISBN 9781870071550.