TR 1743 & 1744 ELHAM HIGH STREET (west side) 8/38 & 9/38 Oriel Cottage 29.12.66 GV II House. C17 or earlier, with C19 facade. Ground floor painted brick, first floor hung with banded plain and fishscale tiles. Red brick gable ends. Plain tile roof. Possibly two parallel ranges built at right-angles to road and linked across front gable ends. Right range possibly formerly a cross-wing to Brogdale (to right) (q.v.). 2 storeys, on painted brick plinth. Continuous jetty with perforated fascia board. Brick gable ends corbelled out round jetty. Roof of each range hipped to front (that to right with gablet), hips conjoined with ridge between them. No visible stack. Irregular fenestration of 3 windows; two six-pane sashes and small central triangular oriel window on shaped bracket. Two canted bays to ground floor. Central door with four fielded panels and two top lights up flight of steps. Painted brick lean-to to left. Single-storey painted brick addition to left of that, with dentilled brick eaves and plain tile roof hipped to left. Interior not inspected. Listing NGR: TR1767044004