Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
22/08/2003
Date of Amendment
22/08/2003
Name of Property
The Cottage
Unitary Authority
Newport
Location
On the E side of the road N through Lower Machen village, some 100m S of the Church of Saint Michael.
History
Former pair of estate cottages for groom and ostler to Machen House, probably built c. 1860-70, now single house.
Exterior
Pair of cottages now house, painted stucco, with imitation stone slates to deep-eaved roofs and two yellow brick ridge stacks. Eaves have brackets. One and a half storeys, each cottage has casement pair window each floor to front. Windows are renewed timber lattice-glazed casements with stone sills and stone hoodmoulds, upper windows breaking eaves under gables with stone finials. End walls have bargeboards and finials. Porch on N end with half-glazed door in side wall, single light with hood each floor to right. S end has no porch, single light each floor to left and also to right.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included as a good pair of Victorian estate cottages with characteristic detail.
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