60, 61 AND 62

This is a block of three cottages, dating from around 1818. The cottages are constructed from local stone, with No. 60 having a rendered front. No. 60 retains a thatched roof, while the roofs of Nos. 61 and 62 are covered with asbestos cement slate and are hipped. There are brick chimney stacks. The cottages are two storeys with an attic. No. 60 has two bays and a projecting half-octagon plan hipped gable to the first bay. It features bar casement windows, with the lower ones having keystoned segmental arches, and a partly glazed entrance door on the East side. Nos. 61 and 62 have been significantly altered in the late 20th century, with a single-storey lean-to addition to the South West corner of No. 62 and a half-octagon plan projection on the West side of No. 62 now raised to three storeys. They contain a variety of casement windows. The interiors have not been inspected. The cottages are located in Newtown, a planned layout of around 1818, initially comprising some 80 thatched cottages, said to have originated as a vote-catching scheme. The group, despite alterations, contributes to the variety in the layout and helps to illustrate the original design concept. The buildings are primarily included for their group value.