Numbers 145-157 Including The Attached And Associated Back Yard Walls

Numbers 145-157, including the attached and associated back yard walls, are a terrace of seven colliery workers' cottages built around 1891-1894, possibly by Brewill & Baily. The cottages are constructed of red brick with some ashlar dressings and feature a Welsh slate roof with decorative ridge cresting. They have brick ridge stacks and are two storeys high with attics. A decorative band runs along the first floor, and there is a saw tooth eaves cornice. The cottages are arranged in symmetrical pairs, with each pair slightly stepped up the hillside, which is reflected in the roof levels. Each pair features two 3-light casement windows in ashlar surrounds, with doorways flanked by ashlar lintels, panelled doors, and overlights. Above, there are two 2-light cross casements under stop-chamfered ashlar lintels, and the casements have small pane glazing. The walls at the rear enclose back yards. These houses are part of the 'Model Village' built by the Bolsover Colliery Company to accommodate its workforce, following the progressive principles of Garden Suburb planning and design.