It’s actually not original and was a later addition - the house is also the same age as yours it just happens to have been built as a wooden beamed cottage originally and then extended on over the years - meaning it’s got a nice size and character but the spaces feel poorly connected and under utilised for modern living. I think for the fire I’d like to keep the carved beam and just extend it on either end or move it to somewhere else.
It’s actually not original and was a later addition - the house is also the same age as yours it just happens to have been built as a wooden beamed cottage originally and then extended on over the years - meaning it’s got a nice size and character but the spaces feel poorly connected and under utilised for modern living. I think for the fire I’d like to keep the carved beam and just extend it on either end or move it to somewhere else.
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