STORYBOOK COTTAGE DESIGNS... The Fabulous Cottages Of Blaise Hamlet!
The storybook cottage designs featured here are among the finest in the world . . . . .
. . . Now more than 200 years old -- and counting -- they are as charming today as the day they were
constructed!
When it comes to storybook cottage designs, few, if any, do it better than the Brits. Their uncanny ability
to blend a series of architectural ele- ments to form a unified whole that exudes romance and nostalgic charm is
indisputable. And nowhere have they done it better than at
Blaise Hamlet
-- the epitome of romance of a bygone era!
Blaise Castle
Blaise Hamlet is like no other. It's a "secret" little hamlet of picture-perfect cottages in northwestern
England. Begun in 1809 and continuing for a few years beyond that, the cottages were built for retired
employees of wealthy merchant and banker, John Hartford, who owned
Blaise Castle
House -- an 18th century mansion house and estate near Henbury in Bris- tol, England. The Gothic style "castle,"
pictured above, left, was built in 1766. Although referred to as a folly, it was inhabited well into the 20th
century with sumptuous interior decoration.
Designed by architects John Nash (1752-1835) & George Repton (d. 1858), the enchanting cottages of Blaise
Hamlet (pictured below) -- now owned by England's National Trust -- are laid out around an open green. Though,
with the exception of one, they continue to be occupied, they may be viewed from the outside by the general
public. "Rose Cottage" is now a holiday cottage rental.
Pictured at right and below, left, is "Circular Cottage." Featuring a love- ly
thatched roof,
it is one of the most photographed cottages at Blaise Hamlet.
The charming cottage to its right in the image below is "Sweetbriar Cot- tage." It features a stone tile
hipped roof.
Pictured at right is "Dial Cottage." It is constructed of random rubble stone and brick, with
stunning brick chimneys in a herringbone pattern.
The charming cottage pictured be- low is "Oak Cottage." It is construc- ted of random rubble stone with brick
chimneys and a thatched hipped roof.
Pictured at right is "Dutch Cottage." It is constructed of random rubble stone with brick chimney stacks and
a thatched gabled roof.
The cottage in the photo below is "Diamond Cottage." It is construc- ted of random rubble stone with brick
chimney stacks and a stone- tiled hipped roof.
Both of the storybook cottage de- signs featured here have stone-tiled roofs. Pictured at right is "Rose Cottage,"
constructed of random rubble stone with brick chimney stacks and a hipped roof. It is cur- rently available as a
holiday cottage rental.
The cottage pictured below is "Vine Cottage." It is constructed of ran- dom rubble stone with beautiful brick
chimney stacks and a half- hipped roof.
Pictured at right and below is "Double Cottage," one of the larger storybook cottage designs at Blaise Hamlet.
It is constructed of random rubble stone with magnificent brick chimney stacks and a stone tile cross-gabled
roof.
And last -- but far from least -- is the Dairy House at Blaise Castle Estate, pictured below and in the vintage
photo at right.
Nearly as lovely as the storybook cottage designs at Blaise Hamlet, it also features a thatched
roof.
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