Joicey Aged Miners' Homes, Front Wall And Railings

Joicey Aged Miners' Homes, built in 1906 for the Durham Aged Miners' Homes Association, consists of 12 houses. The homes are constructed of yellow brick with red brick bands, and the roof is made of Welsh slate featuring decorated red ridge tiles. This terrace includes one house at each end with a gable that returns to the street. Each house has rectangular fanlights above hardboard-covered doors, which are arranged in pairs, with the two end doors located at the angle of the return. Each house also features one double sash window that has a projecting stone sill, a central stone mullion, and a stop-chamfered stone lintel. A row of turned wooden posts and brackets supports a full-length porch on a low brick wall. The chimneys are made of yellow brick with a red brick cornice, and there are six transverse gables facing the street, each with barge boards and decorative timber with rendered infill. Low coped brick walls topped with wrought iron railings enclose the gardens in front of the houses. The homes are included in the listing for their sociological significance.