23977

 

II  

Designated  

08/09/2000  

27/11/2000  

Eastern Cottage at Fedw Cottages  

 

Monmouthshire  

Devauden  

Chepstow  

The Fedw  

349395  

198865  

N  

It is situated about 1500m east of Devauden Green, approached from the Tintern Road up the lane into The Fedw.  

Domestic  

 

A foresters cottage, probably built as an encroachment in the early C19, and virtually unaltered since.  

A very small cottage; low 2-storeyed, single room plan with 2 slightly later lean-to extensions to the rear. Stone rubble with low-pitched Welsh slate roof with two gable end stacks. Central entrance with plank door and sandstone lintel, and similar lintels to flanking 2+2 casement windows. Windows in the very low upper storey are of similar type. Cat-slide roof to lean-to extensions.  

Single room plan (c18'x10') with only one working chimney (notwithstanding the existence of two stacks externally). Fireplace with small C19 cast-iron range in western gable wall. Winding staircase in from corner of the opposite gable wall, with stone lower steps then timber. Single upper room has diminutive cast-iron hob grate, and is open to roof (very slight rafters with collars). Lean-to wash house to rear right retains bread oven and cast-iron copper.  

Included as a now very rare forest squatter's cottage of the early C19, virtually unaltered.