The Notice of Intent to Build gives notice of a cottage to be built by and for Abraham Priest. However the Rate Books from 1870 until at least 1900 give the owner as James Priest. The house is descrbed in 1870 as three rooms, plus a kitchen and servant's room. The following year it is recorded as having six rooms. This description remains the same during the Priests' ownership. It is possible that this is simply a different way of counting the same number of rooms. The house was rented to tenants duirng the Priests ownership.