Prince Albert Cottages, Cowbridge, Hertford
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Prince Albert Cottages, Cowbridge, Hertford
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 23 Jun 2013
At first sight I thought these might be almshouses - though almshouses are more often single-storey, with gardens. The Hertfordshire volume of 'The Buildings of England' (Pevsner, revised by Cherry) confirms that these were philanthropic dwellings, but with a particularly interesting history: 'On the left [in Cowbridge] is a neo-Jacobean cottage with a middle loggia. This is a replica of one designed by H.Roberts for the 1851 Exhibition as an example of the improved working-class housing developed at the request of Prince Albert'. The name 'Prince Albert Cottages' I was able to glean from the Google map.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.797922
Longitude
-0.081981