Second Cottage To North Of The Prince Of Wales Public House

CORSE GLOUCESTER ROAD SO 7829-7929 (west side)

13/41 Second Cottage to north of the Prince of Wales Public House

6.12.76

GV II

Small house: 1848 for the National Co-operative Land Company by F. O'Connor, later extensions. Flemish bond brickwork on stone plinth, slate roof; double Roman clay tile to one rear extension. Three-bay front, 1½ rooms deep on left, 3-window wing at right- angles on right to rear, of 2 builds. All single storey. Centre bay projects slightly with gable over: 4 flush panels to front door, up one stone step; narrow window openings each side: wider in each wing, all with rendered reveals and flat rubbed brick arches. Windows boarded over. Plain brick string course to foot of gable: stone quatrefoil ventilator over; slightly projecting brick course to verge. Verge rafter on shaped corbels at front. Double projecting brick course to eaves each side. Brick chimney on ridge at right gable only. On right part of gable of rear wing projects. Said to retain original cupboards internally (1976). Originally with 2-acre plot. Good example of Chartist cottage; principally listed for historical and sociological interest; forms group with Oaklands and other Chartist cottages (q.v.). (A.M. Hadfield, The Chartist Land Company, 1970)

Listing NGR: SO7917929083