Whitburn, North Guards, Fern, Hope and Ivy Cottages

Four terraced cottages - No. 8, Ivy Cottage, Hope Cottage and Fern Cottage. The latter 3 are on the Local List. Orientated at right angles to North Guards with No. 8's gable to the street. Welsh slate with dormers, stone watertabling, ridge finials, kneeler and gable dressings. Large flat-roofed box dormers, Velux-style rooflights, metal and UPVC windows and masonry paint have eroded character. Built between 1750 and 1800 as part of Hedworth Williams Estate. No. 8 was called Myrtle Cottage. LOCAL LIST