19th century workers cottages, 1 and 2 Ugley Hall Farm Cottages (EHER 49493)

The cottages were built as a pair of workers dwellings in the Victorian style using polychromatic brickwork seen in the later years of the 19th century between about 1860 and 1878 when they are shown on the OS map. They were recorded in a 2020 survey.

February 2020. Building survey. The cottages were built as a pair of workers dwellings in the Victorian style using polychromatic brickwork seen in the later years of the 19th century between about 1860 and 1878 when they are shown on the OS map. Originally the porches were open and the front door gave straight onto the Living Room which was equipped with a large fireplace and a closet under the stairs for the coats and hats. To the rear was a small room with a fire place (now used as the Sitting Room) which would have been a kitchen. Upstairs was provision for two bedrooms and a nursery room. It is very unlikely there was a bathroom and that the water closets were in the outshot extension. Originally quite modest, they were upgraded in the mid 20th century to add a bedroom and bathroom. In the late 20th century, most likely the 1960s, enlarged kitchens with built in larders and coal bunkers were added. Apart from incremental changes to the services and the fireplaces they remained static until fitted kitchens and bathrooms were inserted. The buildings have suffered badly from ground heave creating full height cracks through most of the walls and have to be demolished. <1>