JohnB
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I'm buying (hopefully, at the 3rd attempt!) a house in West Wales. I'm not sure how old it is, but it was certainly there at the 1891 census, and I've been told it's 200 years old. It has thick stone walls, and an unlined slate roof with slates partly held in place/sealed by lime mortar, that I understand was the local way of doing it. It seems to have been 2 cottages at one time as there is a thick stone wall dividing it, and there are separate electricity supplies to each part. It looks as though neither cottage had a staircase originally, and access to the first floor was by a ladder. It has a large single storey brick kitchen extension added 70+ years ago.
Being from England, I know little about Welsh cottages. I've got an inspiring book called English Cottage Interiors that I like to drool over, but there's nothing in there that shows access to upstairs by ladder, so I assume the Welsh did things differently.
Can anyone point me in the direction of web sites, books etc where I can learn more? It would be great to incorporate some typical features while I'm working on it.
Being from England, I know little about Welsh cottages. I've got an inspiring book called English Cottage Interiors that I like to drool over, but there's nothing in there that shows access to upstairs by ladder, so I assume the Welsh did things differently.
Can anyone point me in the direction of web sites, books etc where I can learn more? It would be great to incorporate some typical features while I'm working on it.