@BigBoppa @pzmyers huh, my sister lives in a cottage in Norfolk. They tore down the "new" part (I think 18th cen) and restored (as in spouse did the majority of the carpentry/ plaster, plumbing, electrical) and my sister re glazed all leaded glass windows) the 16th cen part and built a new addition.

That said, spouse was British and they bought over 40 years ago.