13 and 15, Temple Fortune Hill

These are a pair of artisans’ cottages, built in 1908 and 1909 as part of the Hampstead Garden Suburb development, designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. They are constructed of painted pebbledash cladding over a brick plinth laid in a Flemish bond pattern. The roof is tiled, featuring swept eaves and exposed rafter ends with gable kneelers made of tile flats.

The cottages are two storeys high and have a four-window front. The rectangular form is softened by a central, gable-facing half dormer with cheek eaves returns. The two square windows in the outer ranges of the front have been enlarged to fill the centre gable, with weatherings creating a strong horizontal line across the gable face, reinforcing the horizontal elements of the design. Ground floor windows are casements arranged in a 3-4-4-3 rhythm, and the front elevation is symmetrical. Axial ridge stacks are on the party wall and axial stacks are at the peaks of the gable ends. These cottages form a group with numbers 1-25 (odd) and 2-36 (even) on Temple Fortune Hill, representing an important part of the original artisans’ quarter designed by Unwin. The emphasis was on creating a cohesive streetscape composed of distinct building types, similar to the approach used at Asmuns Hill.