133-139, NORTH ALLINGTON

The group of cottages at 133 to 139 North Allington dates from the 16th or 17th century. The buildings are constructed of hammer-dressed stone and have a modern pantile roof, with 18th-century red brick stacks. A coped gable with moulded kneelers is present on the right-hand side. The cottages are two storeys high. Numbers 135 and 139 retain four stone mullioned windows with a hollow chamfer and lead glazing bars. Numbers 133 and 135 have sash windows with glazing bars on the ground floor. Number 137 has wood mullioned casements, while number 133 also has wood mullioned casements with lead glazing bars. There are two hood moulds on the ground floor. Numbers 135 and 137 have doors with chamfered four-centred arches; the doorway of number 135 is also under a hoodmould. The doorway of number 135 leads into a transverse passage, with contemporary planked and bolted doors at each end with contemporary iron hinges. The interior of the cottages features fine stone-flagged floors. Contemporary timber partitions are found on the ground floor of number 135. A 18th-century niche cupboard is located in the ground floor end room of number 133, and an early 19th-century marble fireplace is in a ground floor room of number 133. A contemporary planked and bolted door with original hinges leads from the ground floor to the staircase in number 133. Another contemporary planked and bolted door with a pointed arched frame is on the first floor of number 133, leading to a room with contemporary timber partitions. A similar door leads to the upper stairs. The building may have originally been a single house before being divided into cottages, and is a type relatively common in the villages around Bridport, but unique within the town.