Blaise Hamlet, Sweetbriar Cottage

Sweetbriar Cottage is a cottage built in 1812 by John Nash and George Repton for J.S. Harford. It features random rubble construction, brick lateral stacks, and a stone tile hipped roof. The cottage has a single-depth plan and is designed in a picturesque style, consisting of one storey and an attic with a one-window range. The front includes a tall gabled open porch with a pointed-arched doorway leading to a plank door, a right-hand service block, and a left-hand pent over a bench. It has leaded casements, with a three-light window on the left and pantry windows on the right, as well as a gabled half dormer above the door. The rear chimney block has four stellate stacks with moulded caps. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to have a winder stair, a sitting room, and a pantry. This cottage was arranged by Harford for his retired employees and is part of a unique layout that is noted for its picturesque design. The cottages are arranged around an open green and were modernised around 1975.