1-4 The Palaces

SP 03 NW 2/67

DUMBLETON DUMBLETON VILLAGE

Nos 1-4 (The Palaces)

GV II

Row of 4 estate cottages. Built c1905. Coursed squared and finely dressed limestone; stone slate roof; red brick stacks on ashlar plinths. 'H'-shaped plan. l½ storeys. Four-windowed entrance front with hipped gables projecting forwards to right and left. Five-light stone-mullioned canted bays to the ground floor of each gable; 3-light stone-mullioned segmental-headed stone-built dormer above each bay. Two 4-light stone-mullioned casements with hoods to the ground floor between the gables; 3-light stone-mullioned dormers above. Pair of plank doors with fillets and strap hinges at centre within moulded segmental-headed surrounds; hipped hood on heavy wooden brackets over both doors. Single similar doors and hoods to each return; 2-light stone-mullioned dormer above each door. Fenestration of rear elevation matches that at front. All windows with leaded panes. Axial stacks with composite star-shaped C16 style shafts. Hipped gables. Flat coping and kneelers to dormers. One of a set of good Arts and Crafts buildings on the estate. The origin of the name 'The Palaces' derives from a comment by Mrs. Eyres that 'she did not know she was building palaces for her tenants'.

Listing NGR: SP0162136211