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Old 02-01-2017, 22:41
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When I bought my current home it was described as a 50s cottage

I have sent all sorts of homes described as cottages, from really old houses in the country to new terrace houses in towns.

So define what a cottage is?
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:44
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When I bought my current home it was described as a 50s cottage

I have sent all sorts of homes described as cottages, from really old houses in the country to new terrace houses in towns.

So define what a cottage is?
A dwelling that takes over an hour to warm up by 5 degrees.
Or a small house, typically located in the countryside.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:44
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:47
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Who are you defending the cottage from?
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:50
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So define what a cottage is?
Sometimes it's good to get a range of opinions. At other times a simple Google search would suffice. In this case I'd recommend a dictionary.

cottage
noun. a small house, typically one in the country.

As far as defending a cottage is concerned, just shoot any intruders in the back with a shotgun as they try to escape.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:51
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Small.

Front door opens straight onto main living area.

Doesn't work as a definition really though.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:52
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Who are you defending the cottage from?
Rampaging would-be cottagers.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:53
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When I bought my current home it was described as a 50s cottage

I have sent all sorts of homes described as cottages, from really old houses in the country to new terrace houses in towns.

So define what a cottage is?
Someone has predictive text
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:54
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I always think of cottages as small one or two room houses, often thatched, like the ones that used to be common here in Ireland. People don't really live in them any more and lots of them have been replaced by modern houses and flats, but there are still some in rural areas and holiday cottages are quite popular for tourists.
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:55
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Sorry spell correction on my tablet and not checking

It was meant to read "definition" of a cottage!!!!

Sorry
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:55
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A cottage is the toilet, the acts are cottaging
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:58
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Old 02-01-2017, 22:58
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Sorry spell correction on my tablet and not checking

It was meant to read "definition" of a cottage!!!!

Sorry
I was only joking about shooting intruders in the back with a shotgun as they try to escape anyway.

Sorry.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:03
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I was only joking about shooting intruders in the back with a shotgun as they try to escape anyway.

Sorry.
It is OK, humour is good but I don't get the joke, I am sorry


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Never mind, I am slow I do get it now
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:06
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It is OK, humour is good but I don't get the joke, I am sorry
You must be new around here. It was a reference to Tony Martin, a cold-blooded killer who people like to make excuses for.
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:18
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Isn't the main difference between a small house and a cottage about two hundred grand?
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Old 02-01-2017, 23:24
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I grew up in a typical area of terraced houses in a northern industrial town

people who live in posher areas called those terraced houses 'cottages'

people who live in them call them 'houses'
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:23
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I live in a cottage, it was built in 1886 for manual workers, it has a 100 foot garden which is narrow and would have been used by the tenants for growing vegetables and keeping livestock, it was originally 2 up and 2 down but along with all of them in our street has an extension for a kitchen and bathroom it would have had an outside loo and no bathroom when it was built and what is now the dining room would have been the kitchen, we bought it freehold but have a copy of the original lease which stated the tenants were obliged to give a bale of hay every year to the local pub

I have a picture of my cottage taken with Victorian children standing outside, my road and the one opposite were named after local worthies who helped put up the money for building the houses as part of a large building project for the 'poor' the area I live in was once a village with a manor house where some of the tenants would have worked, but now its part of Ryde outskirts

My type of cottage is very popular on the IOW and due to the fact they are good starter homes for young people and popular with older people who want to downsize are never on the market for very long.
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:27
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I would not class any house in a town as a cottage.
And a terraced house (of whatever size) is defintiely not a cottage.

A cottage is a small detatched house, in the country, with a garden.
I would say no more than 2 bedrooms, three at a push.
Age comes into it as well. I'd say no younger than the Edwardian period. It needs period features too eg original fire surrounds or exposed ceiling beams etc.
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:33
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I would not class any house in a town as a cottage.
And a terraced house (of whatever size) is defintiely not a cottage.

A cottage is a small detatched house, in the country, with a garden.
I would say no more than 2 bedrooms, three at a push.
Towns often begin as villages, and before that farmsteads and the like. It's not unusual for even large, metropolitan cities to contain little cottages from yesteryear. Also, my mother lives in an end-of-terrace cottage (about 200-year-old, 1 up 1 down, back to earth, stone flag roof, no garden).
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:33
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Old 03-01-2017, 01:01
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Low ceilings, creaky, smells of damp and is described by estate agents as having 'rustic charm'.
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Old 03-01-2017, 07:58
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Definition of a cottage = SMALL and POKEY.

But if in a town = BI-JUE.
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Old 03-01-2017, 08:34
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Roses round the door.
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Old 03-01-2017, 08:48
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Small.

Front door opens straight onto main living area.

Doesn't work as a definition really though.
Ours fitted that description, though we didn't use the original front door. The entrance was through the kitchen at the side, which must have been a later addition.

And yes, it was small, quaint, and a bit damp!
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