1-5, Main Street

The property at 1-5 Main Street, Heysham, was originally built as Heysham Rectory in the 17th century, extended during the 18th century, and later subdivided into cottages in the 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble, whitewashed to the front, and has a slate roof.

The earliest part of the house is a T-shaped plan with rebated and chamfered mullioned windows. It is two storeys high. The ground floor has a single-light fire window and a four-light window. A drip mould extends over the doorway to the right. The first floor has two three-light windows. The door jambs are moulded to form a stepped shape on the lintel, which is inscribed "1680." The gables have stone copings, indicating a possible original thatched roof. A stone chimney cap is built against the left-hand gable.

Lower extensions adjoin the original building. One bay features windows and a door with plain reveals and a chamfered lintel. Further to the left, a separate, rendered facade, possibly representing a converted farm building, is blank except for one bay with small windows and a door to the left. A two-light window is located on the first floor of the right-hand gable wall.

A gabled rear wing, likely contemporary with the front range, has three-light windows to both the first floor and the attic. A two-storey stair projection in the angle with the main house has a blocked window above ground level and a two-light window at a higher level. Lean-to additions are located in front of and to the right of this projecting wing.

Internally, the main house has been altered, with the removal of some partition walls on the ground floor. The fireplace is of 18th-century design, but the two main beams, now supported by the chimneybreast, are scarfed, suggesting previous support by a firehood bressumer. The chamfer of the front beam is inscribed "1658 F?". The kitchen retains the remains of a stone spiral staircase, with the lower flight removed and the upper part blocked off. Historic records, specifically a Glebe Terrier in the Lancashire Record Office, describe the house's rooms in 1778 and mention a thatched barn, a shippon (cow shed), a cart house, and a stable.