Clyston Mill & Marker's Cottage, Broadclyst 002
Marker's Cottage (NT) - National Trust - Inglenook The hall, showing the fireplace and stair tower
Text from the room information sheet ...
Hall Chamber and Stair Turret
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Note the size of the stair turret and the 17* century window, exposed during the restoration of the cottage. The mullions are rebated for glass, still an expensive item at the time and a sign of status. These windows were often known as Armada windows, installed as house improvements to celebrate the end of economic uncertainty with the defeat of the Spanish fleet.
At the top of the stairs the jointed cruck rafter is visible, one of three which support the roof. The stairs are modern in design and differ from earlier ones. There would not have been a landing originally as all rooms would have communicated, privacy was not a consideration for previous generations.
The bedroom furnishings are typical of a Victorian country cottage.
The plaster decoration in the niche to the left of the fireplace is pargeting, not a common feature in the south west of England, but more frequently found in the south east. The Delft tiles in the grate reflect the trading heritage of Marker's. Exeter and the surrounding area grew rich on the profits of the wool trade. Wool and cloth was exported from the port Topsham to Rotterdam for several centuries, the ships returning in ballast with Dutch tiles and bricks.
In the far corner the doorway leads to small corridor where a second staircase served the south cottage, later removed when the two cottages were restored to one.
Press the time switch to see the smoke-blackened roof timbers and base layer of rye thatch. Contrast this with the water reed around the window embrasure
Clyston Mill & Marker's Cottage, Broadclyst 002
Marker's Cottage (NT) - National Trust - Inglenook The hall, showing the fireplace and stair tower
Text from the room information sheet ...
Hall Chamber and Stair Turret
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Note the size of the stair turret and the 17* century window, exposed during the restoration of the cottage. The mullions are rebated for glass, still an expensive item at the time and a sign of status. These windows were often known as Armada windows, installed as house improvements to celebrate the end of economic uncertainty with the defeat of the Spanish fleet.
At the top of the stairs the jointed cruck rafter is visible, one of three which support the roof. The stairs are modern in design and differ from earlier ones. There would not have been a landing originally as all rooms would have communicated, privacy was not a consideration for previous generations.
The bedroom furnishings are typical of a Victorian country cottage.
The plaster decoration in the niche to the left of the fireplace is pargeting, not a common feature in the south west of England, but more frequently found in the south east. The Delft tiles in the grate reflect the trading heritage of Marker's. Exeter and the surrounding area grew rich on the profits of the wool trade. Wool and cloth was exported from the port Topsham to Rotterdam for several centuries, the ships returning in ballast with Dutch tiles and bricks.
In the far corner the doorway leads to small corridor where a second staircase served the south cottage, later removed when the two cottages were restored to one.
Press the time switch to see the smoke-blackened roof timbers and base layer of rye thatch. Contrast this with the water reed around the window embrasure