Bridge House

Bridge House is a plain stone building dating from around 1850, likely designed by Paxton. It has two storeys, with one side that is windowless and features two doorways: one square-headed and the other with a segmental arch that has a reused keyblock engraved with the date 1787. The west side includes two small-paned iron casements, while the gable facing the road has one semi-circular headed window. At the rear, there is a plain doorway on the first storey and a flight of stone steps leading up from the side. The building has bold projecting eaves and is covered with fish-scale slates, although it has been partly repaired with slates. It appears to have been used as a warehouse for a long time and is currently in need of repair. Bridge House, along with the footbridge at the north side of Nos 38 and 40, forms a group with Nos 38 and 40, known as Swiss Cottages.