Birkby
Cottage huddles with it's pantiled-roofed neighbours on the slopes
of the hill leading down to the sea. Built in 1648, it originally
stood alone, but was very quickly joined by others, tightly squeezed
together on the available building land. It now forms part of Chapel
Street, which was never designed for the vehicles of today, but
it would have been possible to trundle a cart over the narrow cobbled
surface. We assume that the original owner was a fisherman, and
that the Ground Floor of the cottage would have been the stores
and workshop for the nets and lobster pots, with the family living
on the first and second floors above. Today, Birkby Cottage still
retains it's original outside appearance, but over the years various
owners have added their own touches to the design, leaving a very
comfortable three level cottage with full central heating and plenty
of space for six people to live and sleep in it's three cosy bedrooms
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