Fire threatens historic Tudor cottage with links to Sir Francis Drake
A 15th century cottage thought to be the childhood home of the wife of Devon-born sea captain Sir Francis Drake escaped damage when a building next door suffered a chimney fire.
Emergency crews were called to the historic home where they put out a chimney fire in a house which shares a flume with the Tudor cottage.
The occupied house suffered smoke damage but there were no reports of any injuries.
There was a strong smell of smoke inside the old cottage in Culvert Road, Saltash, near Plymouth, which is thought to have once been the home of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's wife, but no damage was caused.
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Sarah Page, chairman of the Tamar Protection Society, which maintains the cottage, said: "There is no damage to the cottage whatsoever.
"We would like to thank the fire brigade who were very quick and very thorough.
"This is the oldest building of its type left in Saltash."
Neighbour Nick Haslam said: "The smoke was billowing out of the chimney, but the fire brigade got here very quickly. It is a great relief that the cottage was not damaged."
Mary Newman married the explorer, who was born in Tavistock, Devon, in 1569 and was Mayoress of Plymouth before her death in 1582.
Mark Blatchford, group manager of Devon and Cornwall Fire Service's prevention team, said: "We would advice people to get their chimneys swept regularly."
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