  The
map (left) of 1870 clearly shows the three cottages - the circular
objects in the bottom left are the oasts at Husseys. I have coloured
the part shown in the photograph red to make it easier to identify.
The kitchen is in the right hand part of the cottage. As you can see
the floor was originally brick and had later been covered with a cement
screed. Removal of this covering also revealed traces of the old bread
oven (the semi circular mark in the floor in the right hand picture).
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 In
one of the cupboards (right) you can also see part of another bread
oven which may have belonged to the middle cottage. The
cottages are fairly old, this brick on the wall facing the road states
“I.T.1773” and there are quite a few cottages in the village
with dates around 1770. The Tithe map of 1847 shows the three cottages
as “Hathaways Cottages” although the Census doesn’t clearly
show any of the Hathaways living there.
The name “Limit” comes
from the cottages being situated at or on the village limits. |
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| The cottages were Grade 2 Listed in May 1985. English Heritage gives the following information:- |
Limit Cottages, Nos. 1 and 2. II Pair of cottages.
Late C18. Mainly stone walls, with a tile roof. Rectangular block with a
small lower west wing at the south end; front (east) of 2 storeys, 3 above
2 windows. Roof ½-hipped at the south end, with a tile-hung gable above a
brick dentil band. Walls of coursed chalkstone with brick dressings
(quoins, cambered arches, plinth); the wing has bricknogged framing at its
north side, but is mostly faced with brickwork in Flemish bond; there are
sections of wall repaired in brickwork. Casements. Plain doorways.
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| Information from English Heritage, Images of England |
