Mariners' Cottages

These are a group of ten cottages, built between 1859 and 1862 by Oliver and Lamb Architects, as part of the Mariners Asylum and Annuity Society, which was founded in 1839. The cottages are constructed of red brick with stone dressings around the doors and windows, and have a slate roof. They are single-story with a continuous roofline, and each cottage has a single gabled dormer window. The two end cottages are set at right angles to the main range, displaying a gable to the courtyard elevation. Each cottage has three bays, with windows consisting of a single opening of two lights and plain stone surrounds, including stone mullions. The central entrances have plain stone surrounds with two centred arched heads; the entrance to the central cottages projects forward to form a gabled porch. All the gables contain a single light with a two-centred arched window. Information about the building can be found in "Celebration of the Centenary of the Society 1839-1939" by Robert A Holt.