Rose Dene

Rose Dene is a house built around 1848, with some alterations made in the mid-20th century. It features a brick structure on a sandstone base and has a slate roof with ridge end stacks. The building has a rectangular three-bay plan and is a single storey. The main east front is designed with a 1:3:1 bay arrangement; the central section projects slightly and is topped with a gable that has moulded bargeboards on shaped brackets. The outer bays contain 2-light 20th-century casements in their original openings, while the central section has a half-glazed door flanked by single-light casements, which are likely original. A 20th-century gabled timber porch with trellis infill has been added. There is a trefoil opening in the stone triangle at the apex of the gable. Rose Dene is one of 40 similar Chartist houses in Dodford, which were built mainly on four-acre plots by the Chartist Land Company. Each smallholding was intended to provide its occupant with an independent livelihood and the chance to qualify for a county vote.