Lane Ends House

Lane Ends House is a house dating from the early 18th century, with a wing that is from the earlier 17th century. It features a high stone plinth with chamfered coping, handmade brick, and a stone slate roof that is hipped at the left end over the front bay of the earlier part. The building has a double-depth, two-bay plan added to the side of the earlier section, creating a receding left wing. It stands two and a half storeys tall and is mostly symmetrical, except for the wing.

The exterior includes a two-course band at the first floor and a three-course band at the second floor. The central door has six fielded panels, with the topmost being shouldered. There are two segmental-headed windows on each floor, all featuring wooden transoms and mullions that create six lights. The lower window in the centre is a sliding sash, and all windows have leaded glazing with a total of 54 panes. There are also two inserted windows under hipped dormers that break the eaves, and chimneys located at the right gable and at the left junction.

To the left, the gable end of the wing appears as a lean-to and is marked by stone quoins. It has two segmental-headed stairlights and one similar window on each floor, all with glazing like that on the main facade, along with a small lean-to addition on the return wall. At the rear, there is a large modern two-storey addition to the first bay. In the second bay, there is a segmental-headed 36-pane sash at ground floor and a segmental-headed cross window with a sliding sash and similar glazing to the front. The rear also features two dormers in the eaves.

The interior, which was only partially inspected, shows that the rear bay of the wing has a large beam with stopped quarter-round moulding. The attic serves as a Roman Catholic chapel open to the roof, containing a large kingpost roof truss, with access provided by a staircase at the junction with the wing. The doglegged staircase has a closed string and slim turned balusters.

Historically, Lane Ends House has been associated with the local old Catholic family of Finch since at least the late 17th century and remains in their possession. It has been used for mass since the 17th century. The windows are noted as a very rare survival of contemporary glazing.