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Visited in the excellent company of Bikin Glynn. On the way to Ambergate Wire works and Oakhurst House you pass these set of workers’ cottages. There are 5-6 terrace properties and a series of outbuildings which were used to house the workers of the nearby Johnson and Nephew wire works. They’ve clearly been boarded up for a while and last time I was here you could get in some of them, although like the wire works there seems to have been a concerted effort to keep them sealed. Recently - Thursday 20th September 2018 to be precise – somebody set one of the end terrace cottages on fire and now it’s a burnt-out wreck. So, nothing to get to excited about but worth a few pictures:
Obligatory trashed washing machine in out-house:
img0050 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Think these were out-side toilets:
img0048 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Freshly burnt-out end terrace cottage:
img0045 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Nature taking over:
img0044 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Mmmm. Think I’ll give access a miss on this occasion:
img0043 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Obligatory ‘dick’ graff:
img0055 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0054 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0051 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Now this place was a bit of a bonus. Spied it out of the corner of our eye when we were looking at the wireworks. It looks like this cute little two-up, two-down cottage was boarded up at the same time as the workers cottage row. It’s fared better but is now open. Not too much to see inside but worth a few pictures:
img0064 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Every swing tells a story:
img0066 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0069 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not much in the out-house:
img0073 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Ambergate Cottage 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Kitchen:
Ambergate Cottage 03 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Living room:
Ambergate Cottage 02 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And on to the up-stairs. Master bedroom:
Ambergate Cottage 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And a small bathroom:
Ambergate Cottage 05 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Would have made a cosy little house but can’t see much future for this place despite it currently being in reasonable nick:
img0067 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Obligatory trashed washing machine in out-house:
img0050 by HughieDW, on FlickrThink these were out-side toilets:
img0048 by HughieDW, on FlickrFreshly burnt-out end terrace cottage:
img0045 by HughieDW, on FlickrNature taking over:
img0044 by HughieDW, on FlickrMmmm. Think I’ll give access a miss on this occasion:
img0043 by HughieDW, on FlickrObligatory ‘dick’ graff:
img0055 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg0054 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg0051 by HughieDW, on FlickrNow this place was a bit of a bonus. Spied it out of the corner of our eye when we were looking at the wireworks. It looks like this cute little two-up, two-down cottage was boarded up at the same time as the workers cottage row. It’s fared better but is now open. Not too much to see inside but worth a few pictures:
img0064 by HughieDW, on FlickrEvery swing tells a story:
img0066 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg0069 by HughieDW, on FlickrNot much in the out-house:
img0073 by HughieDW, on FlickrAmbergate Cottage 01 by HughieDW, on FlickrKitchen:
Ambergate Cottage 03 by HughieDW, on FlickrLiving room:
Ambergate Cottage 02 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd on to the up-stairs. Master bedroom:
Ambergate Cottage 04 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd a small bathroom:
Ambergate Cottage 05 by HughieDW, on FlickrWould have made a cosy little house but can’t see much future for this place despite it currently being in reasonable nick:
img0067 by HughieDW, on Flickr
