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End of a Useful Life
Old ostlers' cottages well
over 100 years old. They
consist of one bedroom
upstairs and a kitchen/
living room downstairs,
connected directly by a
steep narrow stairs. One
has been derelict for years.
In addition to major
structural defects, the rear
walls have no window
openings for through ventilation
and there is no rear
space whatsoever. The
external sanitary accommodation
is on the
opposite side of the yard.
It would be impossible to
bring this accommodation
up to a reasonable standard
and it has been dealt with
by way of a Clearance
Order.
Fabric Decay
A clearance Order has been
confirmed in respect of this
terrace of cottages due
mainly to their advanced
state of disrepair. Window
and door heads being out
of horizontal indicate
marked movement in their
structure and such defects
as perished pointings to
brickwork, rotted window
joinery and broken rainwater
pipes are clearly
visible. Floor levels are
below that of the ground
outside and there is serious
rising dampness. There are
no secondary means of
access and all sanitary
accommodation is external.
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