{"id":43,"date":"2011-01-19T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashley-thompson.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2016-06-06T18:03:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T18:03:35","slug":"north-end-500-year-old-listed-cottage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-thompson.com\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Restoration – 150 year old listed cottage in North End"},"content":{"rendered":"

150\u00a0year old listed cottage
\n<\/strong>The cottage is situated in the grounds of a larger property and had fallen into a state of disrepair over many years.\u00a0 It is understood that the building was constructed as a village meeting place around\u00a0150 years ago.\u00a0 The current owners, therefore, \u00a0decided to have the cottage restored with a strong remit to retain as much of the original building’s character as possible.<\/p>\n

The cottage was completely stripped back to the bare structure and many of the original oak beams were replaced.\u00a0 The remaining beams were treated and restored.\u00a0 The floor was completely removed and replaced with a solid oak floor, the windows and doors are all solid oak and were hand made by our joiner in his local workshop.<\/p>\n

A new bathroom was installed with a travertine floor and wall tiling to make it self-contained and habitable.\u00a0 Internal and external walls and beams were\u00a0decorated after plastering and rendering.<\/p>\n

Working alongside the local Building Control and Listed Buildings\u00a0departments the cottage was restored to be sympathetic with the surrounding properties within the North End village.<\/p>\n

\u201cAshley completed the works exactly how we hoped and was very professional and accommodating (along with his team).\u00a0 We will be using him again in the not to distant future when we extend our house.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Sarah, North End<\/p><\/blockquote>\n