A wonderful English cottage called Gingerbread House with thatched roof and hexagonal shape was originally built in c1800 as a gardener’s home. I guess gardener’s had it goin-on house-wise for themselves back in the 1800s. The Gingerbread House cottage is actually in the small town of llminster, at the heart of Hamstone country, England and is available to rent for vacation as we say in the United States, but as they say in England is available for “Holiday.”
Some of the cottage attributes are leaded Gothic windows, pine-shuttered. Studded front door, a little hall, and steep, curved stairs with a rope railing that regrettably is not shown. The front door shape resembles a church entrance door and if the Gothic windows were stained-glass it could easily be confused to be a church. A hexagon-shaped cottage called Gingerbread House with a thatched roof is not common here in the United States like it is in England, so let’s have a look-see.
The historic Gothic leaded-glass windows and door.
Kitchen is small as would be expected in an older cottage, not much cottage charm going on here though. I often think to myself that kitchen design in other countries is so very different from here in the states.
Exterior view of the cottage shows the old stone work and simple columns on this uniquely shaped hexagon cottage that was originally some lucky gardener’s cottage to call home.
Source: Helpful Holidays.com
Love those windows! Just think of the pretty patterns on the floor with the sun streaming through those diamond shaped grids!
Debra
Now why didn’t I think of that, you are so right!
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what an adorable home! Just oozing with character and stories no doubt. They sure know how to make charming homes in the UK!
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I am on a role with English country cottages lately.
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I love the exterior. It would be so much fun to redo the interior.
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A clever title of your recent post Carol that I must click over to read.
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It is so charming and quaint looking on the outside. I was hoping that the inside looked just the same. It has so much potential. I would agree that gardeners had it going on.
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Hi Snow White,
Yep, I think it is rather drab and boring on the inside so I did not show many interior rooms. They should charm it up for potential renters on the inside. But, I love the unique exterior.
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