Gothic Cottages

Gothic Cottages, built around 1820, are a pair of semi-detached cottages located on the north side of Barton Street in Gloucester. Constructed of brick with a stuccoed front, the cottages feature a roof designed to resemble slate, topped with blue brick capping. The left-hand house has a plain chimney without corbelled courses. These double-depth cottages have rear wings and are mirror images of each other, facing Barton Street at the south end of a short cul-de-sac.

The exterior is two storeys high with a symmetrical front showcasing Gothic details. A brick dentil crowning cornice and a low parapet adorn the top. At the center, there are two adjoining entrance doorways with shallow ogee-arched heads, framed by bolection mould architraves. The doors are panelled, with ogee heads; the right-hand door has been replaced by a 12-panel door featuring vertical raised and fielded panels. On either side of the doors, there are windows with two arched lights, and on the first floor, there are three similar windows, with the central window divided between the two cottages. All windows have projecting stone sills and moulded surrounds.

The interior has not been inspected. Historically, these cottages served as an isolation hospital during the cholera epidemic of 1832.