clay pipes were found in the earlier old saw premises in the walls and chimneys but, once exhumed, disintegrated. a glazed drinking cup found in the foundations survives after being carefully reassembled and preserved by harry king, the former owner of the cottage. the cup still requires dating. a hand-made brick-lined pit deep was also discovered on the site. its uses are disputed, with suggestions that it was a cockfighting pit or meat storage vessel.