1 And 2, Park Cottages

Park Cottages, now functioning as one house, were built in 1831 by Edward Davis. They are constructed from limestone ashlar and feature a Cotswold stone slate roof. The design presents paired cottages that resemble a single 'Picturesque Gothic' farmhouse, appearing as a two-bay house with a cross-wing. The structure is two storeys high with three front windows arranged in a two:one pattern, where the right side is set forward as a cross-wing. The ground floor includes a two-light window on the left, a three-light window in the center, and a tripartite window on the right, all featuring stone mullions, lattice lights, and drip moulds above. The right-hand window was originally a doorway flanked by windows, featuring a Tudor arch with a head set higher than the side lights. The doorway is positioned between the left-hand windows, set in a gabled porch with a Tudor arched head, a vertically panelled door, and a date plaque in the gable, along with fretted bargeboards. The upper floor has two-light windows on the left without hoodmoulds, and a four-light canted oriel on the right. All three gables are adorned with bargeboards and pendants. The steeply pitched roof is topped with tall ashlar stacks, paired to the left and four to the right, with similar windows on both gable ends. The rear elevation has not been inspected.

Historically, these cottages served as the residences for park keepers of the country's earliest municipal park, designed by Edward Davis in 1831. This striking Picturesque composition, originally named Park Farm House, is part of an exceptional group of structures that includes the Victoria Obelisk and the entrance gates inspired by Soane. Few other groups in the country so vividly represent the architectural style of the 1830s.