Wheal Josiah Cottages

A row of six cottages, now five, located in Tavistock Hamlets, Devon, is believed to have originally served as stabling for the Devon Great Consols Mine, dating to around 1870. The cottages are constructed of rubble, with the exception of the right gable end which is rendered, and all have slate roofs with gable ends. Two ridge stacks are positioned on each group of three cottages, with one group's stack at a lower roof level. Each cottage is a single-depth dwelling, arranged with a two-room plan and a central entrance. They are two storeys high, with two windows, and a central door, on each elevation. Ground floor windows consist of two-light casements to either side of the door, and all have eight panes. Two two-light gabled dormers are situated above. The doors to numbers 1, 5, and 6 have been blocked. Ground floor openings are topped with timber lintels. The ridge stacks are positioned to heat the inner rooms of each group of three cottages. A 20th-century window is present on the right gable end at ground and first floor levels, while the left gable end has a multi-pane window at ground floor level. Single-storey additions are located at the rear of numbers 1 and 3, featuring casement windows under the eaves and at ground floor level, consistent with the front. The interior has not been inspected.