Taree the Halt

Taree The Halt is a row of three cottages located on the south side of Holmdene in Mount Pleasant, likely dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with alterations made to Nos 2 and 3, and No 1 added slightly later. The cottages are constructed from random coursed rubble stone and feature a stone slate roof, with two brick stacks on the right and two stone stacks raised in brick on the left.

The buildings are two storeys high, with No 1 on the right having a first floor that includes a single light window with a moulded stone architrave to the left and a 20th-century sash window to the right, which was formerly a two-light stone mullion window with a moulded architrave. The ground floor originally had a three-light stone mullion window to the right, now replaced with a 16-pane sash window and stone infill adjacent. There is a 20th-century six-panel door.

No 2, in the centre, originally featured two two-light stone mullion windows with square hoodmoulds on the first floor, now replaced with 12-pane sashes likely from the 19th century. The ground floor has a relieving arch to the right over a former three-light stone mullion, now also a 12-pane sash window. To the left, there is a 19th-century shop front with a moulded wood surround, cornice, and consoles, along with a glazed porch that has a six-panel inner door, with the top two panels glazed and the rest fielded.

No 3 has two small 12-pane sash windows on the first floor, which appear to replace a stone window on the right. The ground floor features a similar arrangement to the left, with a 20th-century half-glazed door. Despite their modest appearance, these cottages retain much of their original fabric and all have the same swept iron porch hood on iron railings, likely added in the early 19th century, with No 2 having had glazed sides inserted.