A cottage dating back to the 1700s and made from the local ‘mud and stud’ building technique has gone on the market for £220,000.
Described as a “rare” opportunity, the Grade II listed building comes complete with a thatched roof.
Inside, Mill Hill cottage has stone flooring, exposed wooden beam low ceilings and – aside from a few modern additions including an oven and washing machine – looks like a portal back in time.
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The home is situated in the village of Little Steeping in Lincolnshire, reports Luxury Property News.
Once common, the mud and stud technique was a cheap way of building homes in Lincolnshire.
The method involves large wooden support posts in the ground, with smaller wooden studs between them, and a mud mixture applied to the wood in between to create the walls.
Few remain to this day, with many having been demolished.
Mill Hill cottage, however, remains in good condition.
The home boasts two bedrooms, a bathroom, a small kitchen, and a large living space with lounge and dining area.
Outside, its yellow exterior sits pleasantly in a patch of greenery in the rural area.
The listing, held by Robert Bell, reads: “Mill Hill cottage is a beautiful, two-bedroom cottage to a no-through road position in the rural village of Little Steeping.
“Grade II listed, the property is a characterful mid 18th Century mud and stud home, with thatched roof (and 19th Century alterations).
“Described by the National Heritage list as ‘a remarkably well-preserved example of once very common local mud and stud cottages’, such ‘vernacular buildings are now very rare in Lindsey, especially in this unaltered form’.
“Consequently, the cottage represents a rare opportunity to inhabit a quintessential embodiment of 1700s Lincolnshire living.”
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