Building record 821/0/12 - Nos 11 (Fir-Tree Cottage) & 12 (Hadmans)

} Pair of cottages. 1900-1. By William Huckvale for Charles Rothschild. Coursed rubblestone with hipped thatch roof and stone central ridge and end stacks with ashlar linked double and triple flues.

{1} Pair of cottages. 1900-1. By William Huckvale for Charles Rothschild. Coursed rubblestone with hipped thatch roof and stone central ridge and end stacks with ashlar linked double and triple flues. Vernacular Revival style. 2 storeys, the roof in the centre descending to first floor level. In all a three-window range with 3-light leaded stone mullioned windows either side of a central dormer with a paired 2-light window. On ground floor a similar 4-light window with hoodmould either side of a recessed central section with further windows and doors. The roof on ends of the pair again descends to first floor level. Part of the significant group of the model estate buildings of Ashton built by Charles Rothschild.

{2} Paul Stamper undertook a Level 2 Historic Building Recording if the cottage. No enrichment of the cottage's history was found through this survey, but it is worth noting that the name of the cottage has changed from Hadmans to Peachtree cottage.

<1> English Heritage, 2000, Listed Buildings Online, 1743/18/10025 (unchecked) (Database). SNN105526.

<2> Paul Stamper, 2025, A LEVEL 2 BUILDING RECORD OF PEACH TREE COTTAGE, ASHTON PE8 5LD (Report). SNN116797.

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Apr 3 2025 10:45AM