Fairfield Cottages

Fairfield Cottages is a large cottage, likely dating to the mid-17th century and refurbished in the late 19th century for R Egerton Warburton, employing the style of John Douglas. The construction combines oak framing with recessed plaster panels, with sections rebuilt in brick, set upon a sandstone plinth. The roof is covered in stone slate. The main wing, on the right, features oak framing. A late 19th-century Tudor arched doorway, with a boarded, studded door on ornate hinges, is positioned centrally. A dormer gable, likely designed by Douglas, sits above. Mullioned windows with five lights to the left of the porch and two lights to the right have leaded glazing. The wing to the left is slightly recessed and lower, largely rebuilt in English garden wall bond brickwork, although it retains four panels of oak framing and a gable truss. Shaped brick-plinthed chimneys stand at the left end of the right wing and on the ridge right of the doorway. While much of the timber at the front and in the right gable end has been replaced, more original timber remains at the rear. This is a notable example of Rowland Egerton Warburton’s refurbishment of existing estate buildings, with John Douglas acting as architect.