Nos 26 & 28 HALEWOOD ROAD: Opposite Kingsley, pair of semi-detached houses of typical High Victorian style, built chiefly in the local brick but with polychromatic brickwork, the Sussex hip and the 'parsonage air' of the years 1850-75.

FERN LEA & POPLAR HOUSE: These are just to the north of the above houses. We have an architect's drawing dated January 1884 and signed Jas. Houghton showing the design of this pair of semi-detached brick houses, built for William Lee whom we identify with the William Lee (born c.1816 in Penrith) who married Mrs Jackson at "Morphet's Butchers Shop" on page 4 of these notes. This pair of houses of 1884 (the rendering has been done within the last few years) show, in the red pressed brick and terra cotta dressings, a style which may be compared and contrasted with St. Gregory's.

WOODHOLME & LINDEN COTTAGE: The front of Woodholme gives the immediate impression of a mid 19th century house in the Georgian tradition, built in the same brick that we have seen at Kingsley and very like it. A second look reveals an essential difference - this front has never had a central doorway; the front door was once in the wide north gable end. The addition of bay and doorcase has wrecked the Georgian rhythm, but at least the new brickwork follows the bond of the original and matches its colour. This Victorian way of making the addition should not surprise us, it shows the Victorian dislike of Georgian symmetry. The idea of bay windows is 18th century in origin and their use becomes ubiquitous in the 19th century. Here, in combination with the doorcase, it is a locus classicus on a small scale of conspicuous consumption. The doorcase is rather fine, its width gives its effect.

If we walk round on the north to Linden Cottage we become aware of an earlier building history that is more complex. It would seem that there are two blocks, the front thicker than the back, sharing part of a party wall, and this is how the house is shown on the 1848 map. Without the aid of deeds and a ground plan we can venture no further yet.

From the Tithe Schedule we see that the house was owned in 1845 by the exors. of Mary Rimmer but that Robert Roberts, born c.1811 was living there with his wife Mary, 4 children and 3 servants. He is shown as a "proprietor of houses, and a retd. watch mfr." In 1871 a retired leather merchant, Robt. Whinerey, aged 58 was the occupier with his family and by 1881 we have Henrietta French, a widow born c.1845 (who was building her pair of houses over the old stone drain in 1883?).

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