57, 59 AND 61, HAM HILL ROAD

Nos. 57, 59, and 61 on Ham Hill Road are a row of three cottages built in the late 18th century, certainly before 1826. They are constructed from cut and squared Ham stone with ashlar dressings, and the sides and rear are made of coursed rubble. The cottages have a Welsh slate roof with stepped coped gables and a steep pitch, along with brick chimney stacks. Each cottage is two storeys high and consists of one bay. The plain mullioned windows have beaded surrounds and are three-light with projecting stone cills, featuring simple casements. There are two doors for Nos. 59 and 61, which are part-glazed and placed between the bays, both under a shared moulded flat stone hood supported by stone brackets. No. 57 has a similar single door to the left of its bay. The interiors have not been seen. No. 55, which is a later addition, is dated 1826. These cottages are part of a group of small houses located near the Ham stone quarries and were almost certainly built for stonemasons.