Listed Building record MDR10705 - Thatched Cottage, Castle Square, Melbourne

Thatched Cottage, Castle Square, Melbourne, a late 16th century building. 'This timber framed house has brick infill, possibly original, ; the roofs are thatched. The oldest part of the building is the central part of the east-west wing, probably built in the late 17th century as a three room house with a hearth-passage entry and kingpost roof. The eastern end was added in the early 18th century, with the block running north apparently a late 18th century industrial building. A map of 1790 records that the building was then occupied as three tenements, with a stall and small barn as possibly the separate westernmost building. A map of 1840 shows the building then divided into four cottages, and in the 20th century it was turned back into one dwelling.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 March 2021 to update the name and address, and to reformat the text to current standards SK 38/3925 6/158 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CASTLE STREET Thatched Cottage (Formerly listed as Nos 47, 49 and 51, POTTER STREET (North Side)) 10.11.67 GV II Three cottages, now one. Late C16 with numerous later alterations. Square panel timber framing on stone plinth with painted brick nogging and corner braces to upper panels, partly rebuilt in red brick. Thatched roof with gable brick stack to east and one brick ridge stack. Single storey plus attics and six bays. Three eastern bays have a considerable amount of timber framing surviving but western bays have been rebuilt. Easternmost bay has a segment headed doorcase with plank door to west and a two-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sash to east. There are two similar three-light windows beyond the door to west and beyond again there is a segment headed plank door, a three-light casement window below similar head and C20 garage doors. These latter openings have a dentilled eaves band above. Westernmost bay has raised brick ground floor with a central segment headed two-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sash. Above there is an elongated eyebrow dormer with two two-light windows below, that to west a sliding sash and that to east a casement. Beyond to east there are four more eyebrow dormers, each with a small paned two-light casement. Listing NGR: SK3881825202.' (2)