Numbers 1 And 4 Lane Head House

Numbers 1 and 4 Lane Head House are a pair of houses dating to 1735, now divided into two separate occupancies. The houses are constructed of large dressed stone with a stone slate roof. The design is of double depth. The south front features a plinth and a cyma moulded string course. The windows are double-chamfered mullioned, most lacking some or all of their original mullions; the original window arrangements were four lights with a smaller light above, and two lights with a smaller light above. The doorway has a depressed Tudor arched lintel bearing the date inscription "1 7 S R M 3 5" within a cyma moulded surround, which is partially obscured by a mid 20th century single-storey extension to the left of a two-light window. The first floor has two windows of two lights each. There are widely spaced gutter brackets, coped gables with kneelers and a stack to the right. Two other stacks are present on the left gable. The right-hand return wall has a doorway leading to the first floor with a straight lintel and a cyma moulded surround, believed to have been used for textile purposes as a taking-in door. The rear of the building includes an early 19th century gabled porch protecting the original doorway with a cyma moulded surround. To either side of the porch are a four-light double-chamfered mullioned window and a tall stairwindow centrally placed, with a smaller window to light the top landing. Internally, a dog-leg staircase features finely turned balusters, a close string with a pulvinated string and raised and fielded panels, rising to four landings. A panelled stairhall includes a fluted pilaster. The original cellar beneath the staircase has a double vault light provided by a two-light chamfered mullioned window. The roof is of queen-post construction.