Historic building recording of Ford Cottage, Stourport road, Charlton, Hartlebury

The survey takes the form of a Level 2 historic building recording as defined by Historic England 2016. Prior to fieldwork, a search of historic assets within 250m of the site was provided by Worcestershire Historic Environment Record. Online sources including TheGenealogist.com were also accessed. Recording was undertaken using pro-forma recording sheets and photographs were taken with a Nikon D3200 SLR camera. Additional aerial images were taken with a Mavic Mini 2 UAV. On the advice of the client, the first floor was not accessed during the survey for safety reasons. Photographs which had been taken by another contractor during an earlier visit to the site were referred to and used in this report with the client's permission (indicated in the report text) Ford Cottage is a well preserved example of a small rural workers' cottage which retains many late 19th century features. Although a building is marked at this location on the 1838 tithe map, its orientation and location seem subtly different on the 1884 Ordnance Survey, suggesting that a cottage at this location may have been demolished and replaced.