Description

TQ 54 SE BIDBOROUGH UPPER HAYESDEN

4/31 Nos 1, 2 and 3 Fosters Cottages

GV II

Row of 3 adjoining farm cottages at the entrance to Fosters Farm. Probably
1840s. Flemish bond brick with blue headers to the ground floor, first floor
tile-hung; peg-tile roof; 2 brick stacks.

Plan: Single depth range, facing south west with 2 later rear outshuts. Each
cottage is probably one room on plan. Nos 1 and 2 share the left hand axial
stack, No 3 is served by an axial stack to right of centre.

Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3 window front with irregularly-spaced
late C19 or C20 front doors and 3 first floor raking dormers. All the windows
on the front elevation preserve their attractive C19 3-light cast iron
casements with hexagonal panes. Gabled roof. The right return, facing the
road, has a similar first floor original window. The rear elevation is
weatherboarded to the first floor with C20 2-light first floor timber
casements.

Interior: Not inspected but may retain original joinery.

Listing NGR: TQ5616344624

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567068

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)