Hazeldene

Hazeldene is a small house built in 1848 as part of the National Co-operative Land Company's scheme, designed by F. O'Connor. It has been altered in the 20th century. The house is constructed of brick on a stone plinth, with a slate roof and concrete tile to a later extension at the rear. The front consists of three bays, with a projecting central bay featuring a gable. A glazed front door is set one stone step up, flanked by narrow single-light casement windows. The wings have two-light casement windows, all with painted lintels, likely originally under rubbed brick arches. The door and windows are 20th-century replacements. A plain string course runs along the gable, with slightly projecting eaves and verge brickwork. A stone quatrefoil ventilator is set in the gable, and there are plain verge rafters. Chimneys are located on the right gable and centre of the rear elevation. The building is included on the list primarily for its historical and sociological interest as an example of Chartist housing, forming a group with other nearby cottages. It was originally situated on a plot of four acres.