Canal Cottages With Attached Boundary Wall

SD50NE 24-1/2/55

WIGAN, POTTERY ROAD (South side), Canal Cottages Nos 4 and 5, with attached boundary wall

GV II

Formerly known as: Canal House Nos 1 and 2 POTTERY ROAD.

Cottages, associated with Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Probably mid to later C19. Brick, with slate roofs. T-plan formed by range parallel to canal with crosswing at south end. 2 storeys, 3+1:1 windows. No.4, double-fronted and almost symmetrical, has a square-headed doorway with overlight and hood-mould, a sashed window above with margin panes and similar hood-mould, flanked by tripartite sashes on both floors all with hood-moulds (and a small inserted window to the right of the upper left of these). No.5 continued to the right has one similar tripartite sash on each floor, a doorway in the angle with the wing, one window on each floor of the re-entrant of this and one 2-light sashed window on each floor of the gable. Shallow-pitched roofs with oversailing eaves and verges; gable chimney at left end and ridge chimneys to both ranges. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURE: the attached boundary wall to the front, of coursed gritstone blocks with rounded coping, is approximately 1.5m high, ramped up at the left end, and has a gateway aligned with the front door of each cottage, each with plain monolithic piers which have rounded tops; and to left of the ramp a larger but similar gateway; to the left of which the wall continues. Forms part of interesting group with Trencherfield Mill (qv) which towers above to the rear.

Listing NGR: SD5781705107