Rose Cottage

Crafton

Building

Roofed and walled permanent structures.

Asset type

Detached, white rendered cottage

Age

C19

Architectural and Artistic Interest

Rose Cottage is an unusual building within the context of Crafton, differing in form and appearance from its neighbours. Situated slightly back from the road behind a brick wall, this two storey rendered building has a steeply pitched gabled roof covered in clay tiles. The cottage consists of two ranges; both run parallel to the street, with the range to the right being set slightly further back from the road.

Historic Interest

Situated within the grounds of Rose Cottage, to the south-west of the property, is a small lean-to structure, which now serves as an outbuilding, but once formed part of a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1889. In the 1830s a group of Crafton residents formed a small Methodist group which regularly met in one of the cottages within the hamlet. They decided to build their own chapel and, with a loan from Lord Rosebery of a plot of land, they began construction in 1888. The last service was held in the chapel on 22nd December 1968 after which it was eventually sold by the Rosebery estate to Mr.Tony Pratt of Crafton and in1982 to the current owners of Rose Cottage. Due to its poorcondition, the roof wasremoved but some of the original façade was retained and the building converted to a simple lean-to.

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24 Jan 2024