The cottage at number eight is a typical country cottage. It is a single floored cottage, built from odd sized old bricks that have turned a mouldy brown colour over the years.
There are two really small windows at the front of the cottage. Each window is made up of nine smaller windows and has a thin wooden frame around it. The frame is in need of a clean as it has begun to peel its paint, and reveal the rotting wood beneath. In between these windows is the front door.
The door is old looking. It has its white paint peeling from the wood. In the centre of the door is a large metal looking round door handle, and below this is a rusting letterbox.
The roof of the cottage is thatched and looks well looked after. The dark brown straw has been tightly bundled and packed to form the covering. Above the front door the roof is raised slightly. To the side of the house is a brick chimney that climbs the side of the house.
From the pavement you can see an orangey, brown brick path swirling towards the cottage door. To the left side of the path there is gravel; grey, black and hard. On the left of the garden near the fence are rows of sunflowers. The sunflowers are long, tall, yellow and very bright.
An apple tree has grown in the centre of the lawn to the right of the path. It's shiny, brown trunk has grown tall and straight and supports a large number of branches and leaves. The grass on the lawn is jewelled, green, dry, short and well kept.
Near the left side of the path there are some garden pots. These contain small, red rose bushes. Bordering the brick path and the lawn are some yellow, red, purple and orange colourful flowers.
An orangey brown picket fence surrounds the front garden. Its paint is peeling because of the salt in the sea air.
In the back garden there is a stone path leading from the house to the greenhouse in the left corner of the garden and beside it there is a big vegetable patch where cabbages, brussels and carrots are grown. There is a big silver birch tree at the far end of the garden, and on that tree is a small wooden bird box. A wooden fence surrounds the back garden.
The man who lives in the cottage is tall. His name is James, and he is fifty five. He has got lots of grey hair, but it does not cover his large ears. He has got sparkling blue eyes that peer out from his wrinkled face. His nose and cheeks are a reddish colour.
He works in Forest Town at a Bank. He always wears a shirt and a tie. In his spare time he goes on the web. James lives in the house with his wife - Rose. Rose is two years younger than James.
Rose has grey hair and bright blue eyes, like her husband. She is very short, only five feet and six inches high. She prefers wearing skirts or dresses to trousers.
Rose does not work, and keeps herself busy by sewing and also by cooking pies and cakes that are sold at the church on weekends.
Southwold Primary School created this description
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