Building record 5399 - Humbug Cottage, 4 Leycester Road, Knutsford

<1> Cheshire East Council, 2010, Cheshire East LDF Local List of Historic Buildings (Report). SCH5404.

A much elongated cottage, with timber-framed core. Surviving thatch adds considerably to its character.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 316/2 c.1848 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The cottage is depicted on this map. It is described as a homestead.

<3> Cheshire East Council, 2024, Knutsford Legh Road Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (Report). SCH9660.

Lobby-entrance plan, timber-framed cottage of the C17, with some small-framing in-situ and arched braces to posts. Wall-plate intact and possibly roof, but soleplate
removed. Original doorway blocked up but still evident. Brick nogging replacement of wattle-and-daub. Central brick stack to original 2-bay dwelling. Thatched roof to
original cottage and later extensions. Picturesque thatched bay window may have been added by the Toft Hall estate in the early C19. Extensions Anthony Jones