Homestead

Homestead is a cottage built in 1847 by F. O'Connor for the National Co-operative Land Company, with some alterations made in the mid-20th century. The structure features random rubble walls with a wet dash finish and an asbestos slate roof. It has a three-room front with a slightly projecting center and a lean-to at the rear, all at a single storey. The front windows are all mid-20th century metal. In the center, there is a lean-to, half-glazed porch with an asbestos slate roof, a door on the left side, and a boarded gable above, with a half-glazed front door behind it. Each side of the porch has tall, single-light windows, and there is a dumb-bell ventilator in the gable above, along with plain bargeboards. The wings on either side contain two-light casements. The roof is hipped, with chimneys located at the rear center and right. The plan of the cottage appears unaltered. Homestead is part of a group of other Chartist cottages and is listed mainly for its historical and sociological significance.