Belgrave Cottages And Attached Storeshed And Domestic Offices

Belgrave Cottages, along with an attached storeshed and domestic offices, are a pair of estate cottages built in the 1870s for the 1st Duke of Westminster, likely designed by John Douglas. The cottages are constructed from brown brick with projecting bands and feature steep red tile roofs. They are symmetrical, with one and a half storeys, and have a central shared dormer above a porch with a pentice roof made of shaped tiles. Each cottage is flanked by a projecting front gable that has pargetted diamond and rectangular panels edged in brick, displaying formalized floral patterns. There are two tall brick chimneys with strongly corbelled caps. The dormer and upper parts of the left gable and rear gables are decorated with shaped tile-hanging. The eaves project and have shaped purlin ends along with slender exposed rafters. The windows are iron casements with leaded glazing set in arched mullioned lights made of moulded brick. The doors are framed and braced, featuring diagonal boarding and two small glazed panels. At the back of the cottages, there are single-storey outbuildings made of brick with timber-framed gables and red tile roofs, arranged in a picturesque manner. The interiors have not been inspected.