1 Beeston Street, Teneriffe

This charming ‘L’ shaped timber cottage was probably built in the mid-1880s for Henry McNaughton, who purchased the 14 perch allotment on the corner of Beeston and Gibbon Streets in 1884. This area was subdivided from the 1860s and with its proximity to the river and local industry developed into a working class neighbourhood. As McNaughton was a carpenter by trade, it is likely he built the house himself. The deep transverse gable roof contains a second floor with a dormer window facing Beeston Street and a small balcony overlooking Gibbon Street.McNaughton became insolvent during the beginning of the depression in 1890 and faced trial for breaching the Insolvency Act. After his monetary affairs were liquidated, the house in Beeston Street was sold to William Walton, a mattress manufacturer in November 1890.The house was converted to six flats by the 1940s when Council gave approval for alterations to the building but has since been restored to a private dwelling.