In
1807 John Scandrett Harford bought land across Kings Weston Road
from
Blaise House and commissioned John Nash and George Repton, the fourth
and
youngest son of Humphy Repton, to design a hamlet for
his
old retainers when they
retired. Nine cottages were built between
1810
and 1812 and each is unique, some
thatched and some with slate roofs. The
hamlet was acquired by the National
Trust in 1943, although the
cottages themselves are all still occupied.