Figure 3.20 Room 2. (Source: GML: 2013) Room Element Date Form/Fabric Earlier Treatments Condition Significance of Element Tolerance for Change Ranking Ceiling 1964 Fibrous plaster as per Room 1. Sisalkraft Good. Low. High. Floor 1888 Butt jointed hardwood flooring (150 x 50) with hardwood subfloor. Linoleum in 2013. Plain brown linoleum in 1970 and relaid 1979, and patterned linoleum earlier. There is a small piece of earlier linoleum in the threshold between Room 2 and the porch. Fair, although it is being impressed by the irregularities of the boards below. Moderate. Moderate. Wall E S & W: 1888. N: 1859 Stone walls with rough render finish that has been limewashed. Crack repaired at SW wall junction in 1961. Light beige paint finish in 1994, lime white in 2013. Stove introduced into fireplace possibly early in the twentieth century. Extensive penetrating damp on western wall near junction with 1859 walls—near roof valley. Some efflorescence near stove, rust appearing on stove top. Original stonework: High. Rander (1960s): Moderate. Limewash: Moderate. Low. Moderate. Moderate (refer to policy for colour selection). Window on West Wall 1888 Double hung sash in hardwood timber frame. Both sashes have modern mouldings and are probably 1991. Modern security grill. Hardwood frame. Generally good although in need of paint. Refer to Gillian Mitchell 2012, Blundells Cottage Paint Analysis, report prepared for the National Capital Authority. Sashes—Moderate Frames—High Security grill—Intrusive Frames—Low. Security Window to Room 3 1859 Window to Room 3 is timber frame with frosted glass. Modified in 1963. Herman recommends ‘rough infill …be Good Frame—High. Glass, introduced fabric—Low. Frame—Low. Glass,
curtain has been installed. The sash probably dates to 1991. Window, South Wall 1859 The opening and frame date to 1859 although the frosted glass was probably inserted in 1964. The original sash would have most probably matched that of Room 5. Fair Frame—High. Sash and Low Moderate Door 1859 Ledged and braced with three vertical panels and rim lock. Was painted light green in 1994. Sound Door, significant original fabric—High Low Room Number 4 This room is part of the original four-roomed cottage and is currently (2013) set up as a main bedroom. It has one door to Room 6 and a window facing west. The walls are limewashed and the floors are re-laid hardwood. The ceiling is timber. Figure 3.22 Room 4. (Source: GML 2013) Room Element Date Form/Fabric Earlier Treatments Condition Significance of Element Tolerance for Change Ranking Ceiling 1977 Pre 1960 1859 Lining boards. Asbestos sheeting. Lath and plaster. The rafters were sawn, and the walls above were never rendered or limewashed, suggesting an early intention to have a ceiling over the bedroom. Good In situ No longer extant, however, evidence can be seen on ceiling rafters adjacent to the manhole Even though introduced, the boards have some importance as sympathetic material recycled from an old homestead in Sheeting is fabric from the occupancy phase, but the material is not rare and contains asbestos—Low. The rafters are highly significant—High. Lining Sheeting—High due to the asbestos content. Rafters—Low. Floor 1859 1888 150 x 25 butt jointed hardwood. The Cox report indicates the floor was re-laid to match timber Subfloor space is dry and the timbers sound in 2013. The originality of the floor is unclear, although it seems entirely appropriate to the cottage—Moderate. The floors have already been
Internal Roof Spaces 1859 See notes concerning ceiling above. The former open ceiling provides excellent opportunity for interpretation. A timber prop inserted under the ridgeline in 1991. Original Evidence of the former open ceiling—High. Low Rear Porch Room Element Date Form/Fabric Earlier Treatments Condition Significance of Element Tolerance for Change Ranking Ceiling Post 1994 Hessian Lining boards probably installed in 1977. Historic ceiling not known. Stains evident at northern end. Low High Floor Post 1888 Timber stairs with linoleum covering. Butt jointed 125 x 25 timber boards on landing. Linoleum appears to predate 1960. Weathered ends of landing boards previously replaced. The ends of the replaced boards are weathered again and may need to be repaired or replaced. The short lengths of flooring are fairly standard for the time and not especially The linoleum on stairs appears to predated 1960—Moderate. Floor Linoleum on stairs—Moderate. Wall Wall: 1888 1963 Rendered and painted stone wall. Inside face of painted weatherboards on a timber stud frame The rendered wall retains an excellent sequence of colour schemes. White paint to timberwork probably from 1963. Original treatments not known. Porch post-dates to c1888. Clad in fibro pre-1960 (possibly in the 1930s) and replaced with current weatherboards in 1963. Loose plaster in top right corner of rendered wall. Water stains on inside of boards. The sequence of paint treatments on the stone wall—High. Timber Rendered Timber Weatherboards and white