1 And 3, Church Street

A house, now a shop and two houses, likely dating from the 17th century, with later alterations. The building is timber-framed with sandstone rubble walls, finished with roughcast, and has a Welsh slate roof with a brick stack rising from the ridge and another at the end. It has a U-shaped plan, five bays wide by two bays deep, facing south. The building includes a cellar, two storeys, and an attic.

The south elevation is divided into two parts. Number 1, on the left, has 1:1 windows, which are modern replacements, except for a 2-light casement in the gable front below. The ground floor features a square shop window, a 3-light casement, and two entrances, each with a pedimented canopy and transom lights. The left entrance has a late 20th century replacement, while the right entrance's canopy may be from the early 19th century. Number 3, on the right, has two late 20th century windows with glazing bars. A central gabled dormer is topped with a 2-light casement. A glazed, late 20th century door is found at the left-hand side entrance, also with a pedimented canopy. The east elevation exhibits two curved brackets supporting a slightly jettied upper storey.

Inside Number 1, exposed timber-framed cross walls and trusses are visible, featuring queen posts and V-struts. One first-floor room contains a late 18th or early 19th century cast iron fireplace, inscribed "COAL BROOK DALE" with foliated jambs and pendants, set within a deeper, earlier surround, possibly dating from the late 17th century. Two similar fireplace surrounds are also present. Another first-floor room has its ceiling divided into four panels by beams with lamb's tongue chamfer stops. Panelled and fielded doors are found throughout. A principal ground floor room has a ceiling divided into panels by chamfered beams. Number 3 has a flagged stone floor. The principal ground floor room on the east side has a fireplace with a large oak lintel and chamfered stone jambs. A cross-wall displays two rows of square timber-framed panels on the ground floor, while the principal first-floor room exhibits three rows of similar panels. Ceiling beams have straight cut chamfer stops, and the trusses have raking struts from the ties to the principals.