worker's house

Terraced three-bay single-storey estate worker’s house, c.1825. Reroofed, c.1950. Refenestrated, c.1975. One of a terrace of six. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1950, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround, and replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1975. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

An appealing, small-scale house that is of significance having been built by the Duke of Devonshire as accommodation for workers on the Lismore Castle estate. Originally built as one of a terrace of six identical houses (including 22809042/WD-21-09-42), this house is the only example surviving that retains its original form and massing, although most of the original fabric has subsequently been replaced with inappropriate modern articles that do not enhance the external expression of the composition. The house, together with the remainder in the terrace, forms an attractive feature of low-lying quality in the streetscape of New Street.