History

Probably built for colliers at a small nearby drift mine and first shown on the 1880 Ordnance Survey, by which time the drift mine was already disused. The cottages were converted to a single dwelling in the late C20.

Exterior

A restored pair of 2-storey double-fronted cottages of rubble stone with renewed slate roofs on projecting eaves, and 3 stone stacks. The original front, now the back of the house, has stone segmental heads to the lower-storey openings and wooden lintels above. Doorways have renewed boarded doors. Windows are 4-pane sash windows in the lower storey, small casements above, but windows are not aligned. Set back against the L gable end is an added lean-to with a 4-pane sash window to the front, under a brick segmental head, and a similar window to the side wall, in brick jambs.

The rear has 3 segmental-headed doorways, of which the L-hand has a renewed boarded door while the others are blocked. There are 4-pane sash windows at the L end and R of centre.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-restored pair of miner's cottages, a type and small group once common in the South Wales coalfield but now extremely rare.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29504839

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Recommended Books

• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets