1 and 2 Tai Cochion, Grade II listed building in Nannerch, Great Britain
1 and 2 Tai Cochion are two adjoined residential cottages in the village of Nannerch, Wales, built during the Victorian period with tiled hipped roofs and a shared central chimney. The cottages were extended during the 20th century and sit close to the Cross Foxes public house along the main road.
The architect John Douglas from Chester designed these cottages between 1877 and 1888 for the railway engineer William Barber Buddicom. The design draws on the vernacular revival style, which was popular in England at the time and sought to reference local building traditions.
The brick exterior displays decorative diamond patterns in the gables, which are typical of rural Welsh architecture from the Victorian period. The mirrored layout, with both cottages sharing a single central chimney, shows how paired homes were traditionally arranged in this part of Wales.
The cottages sit slightly set back from the main road and are best viewed from near the Cross Foxes public house, which stands close by. As they are private residences, it is only possible to see them from the outside without crossing onto the property.
A buttress in the lower story divides the two cottages on the outside while keeping them as one single structure. This allowed two separate households to share the building without giving up their own space or privacy.
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