4,6,8, Blacksmith Lane

This property comprises three houses, numbers 4, 6, and 8 Blacksmith Lane, dating to the 17th century (numbers 4 and 6) and early 18th century (number 8). The buildings form a single range, presenting two distinct facades. The southern section, numbers 4 and 6, is timber-framed with brick cladding and infill panels, partly rendered, and has a steep-pitched hipped and gabled concrete tile roof. It features a single gable and a single ridge stack. The building is arranged over two storeys with three bays, forming an L-plan. All windows and the front door are 20th-century replacements. The west front includes a lean-to addition to the north and a centrally placed door flanked by casement windows of differing sizes. To the left of the door are two casements, and to the right, a single casement. Above are various 20th-century casements. The south end exhibits brick diaper work and the remains of corner posts. The east front has a 20th-century door flanked by casement windows, with three various casements above. The rear wing, constructed of brick with a pantile roof and dentillated eaves, has a door to the south, to the left, and two casements to the right. The interior retains a principal rafter roof with pegged collars and purlins, along with chamfered and moulded span beams and a chamfered fireplace bressummer. Number 8, to the north, has a steep-pitched concrete tile roof, a first-floor band, partly dentillated eaves, coped gables with kneelers, and a single gable stack. It is arranged over two storeys with two bays. The windows are mainly 19th-century casements. The west front features an off-centre plank door with a segmental head, flanked to the left by a Yorkshire sash window and to the right by a small casement. Above, to the right, is a single casement. The north gable has a single fixed light.