The Ten Cottages

The Ten Cottages is a corner block of three estate cottages built in 1848, likely designed by Edward Blore for Earl Spencer. The cottages are constructed from ironstone ashlar, with red brick at the rear. They feature fish scale tile roofs, with slate on the rear, and have coped gable parapets and kneelers, as well as stone ridges and external stacks. Number 6 has 20th-century brick square shafts. The building is in an L-plan, with Number 6 located in the wing on the right return side, and is designed in a Tudor style. It has two storeys and a three-window range, with shallow projecting gabled bays on the left and right. The doorways on the left and right are chamfered Tudor arches set in straight heads with sunk spandrels and ribbed doors. The ground floor features wood mullioned windows with painted iron lattices and transoms, consisting of three lights and two lights in the centre, while the first-floor windows have two lights. All ground floor openings are chamfered and have hood moulds with alternating block surrounds. There is a central gabled half-dormer, and the gables display shields with the Spencer crest and the date. Number 6 is similar in style, with a bay to the right of the door and single-light windows to the left. The interiors have not been inspected.