Ninteenth century cottages at 24 High Street, Ingatestone (EHER 80801)

24 High Street was constructed in the mid-19th century as a pair of cottages and was converted to a single dwelling sometime between 1896 and 1921. Each cottage was furnished with a scullery/wash house, which occupied an attached structure to the rear and are still extant. The cottages were constructed in dark red brick and the roof is fully-hipped and covered in slate.

January 2024. Heritage assessment. 24 High Street was constructed in the mid-19th century as a pair of cottages, its footprint first appearing on the Ordnance Survey map of 1874-5 <1>, but it replaced a linear range that ran parallel to the street, shown on the Tithe map of 1842. The pair of cottages were latterly converted to a single dwelling; according to map evidence this occurred sometime between 1896 and 1921. Each cottage was furnished with a scullery/wash house, which occupied an attached structure to the rear and are still extant. To the rear of this, a still-smaller structure housed two WCs. The cottages were constructed in dark red brick laid in Flemish bond which has been painted with a bituminous paint on the SW elevation and the SW half of the rear elevation. The roof is fully-hipped and covered with slate. The building is an example of a common building type and its form of construction is typical for its date; however, it displays a relatively early Arts and Crafts influence in its façade, with its characterful leaded windows and brick drip moulds lending it presence within the street-scene. <2>