Dial Cottage

Dial Cottage is an estate cottage that has been converted into a house. It was built in 1849 and features some alterations and additions from the late 20th century, possibly six in total. The cottage was designed by Anthony Salvin and is constructed of ashlar with a slate roof. It showcases a Jacobean Revival style, characterized by a central ridge stack with three coped and rendered square flues set diagonally, a plinth, and elaborate shaped coped gables with kneelers and finials.

The building is a single storey plus attics and has a two-window range. The windows are adorned with stone surrounds and mullions, featuring leaded glazing. There are two through-eaves dormers with elaborate shaped gables and two-light windows, along with a larger two-light window to the left. To the right, there is a three-light window with a stepped head on the central light. The left gable displays a lozenge panel containing a sundial, beneath which is a canted stone bay window with a hipped roof. At the rear, there is a dormer with a single light window, and below it, a porch with a shouldered gable that has been altered to form a bay window.

Dial Cottage is one of several estate buildings designed for John, the first Earl Brownlow, who lived from 1815 to 1853.