This report has been prepared in response to a request from the Wordsworth Trust for a detailed understanding of the evolution of Dove Cottage and an assessment of the significance of its various parts (excluding the furniture, exhibits and other movables). It is intended to inform long-term management and interpretation of the house, and forms one element in a broader review of the conservation management and interpretation of the house and garden, last comprehensively overhauled between 1976 and 1979.