Description
Circa 1940. 2 pairs Canadian Timber Commissioners type
cottages each pair consisting of 2 dwellings. Each pair
single storey and attic and of 2 bays. Weatherboarded
cladding. Doors in outer bays under canopy supported by
timber posts and just breaking wallhead. Flanking
window with casements; similar window in each gable.
Low single storey, single bay wing set back at each
gable. Single pane casement windows. 2 swept dormers
to each dwelling at rear. Rear wallhead stack; concrete
tiled roofs.
Statement of Interest
Cottages appear on OS as Agricultural Cottages. Canadian
Timber Commissioners houses were constructed by the Scottish
Special Housing Association on various sites between
1937-41.
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Recommended Books
Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)