4, Church Lane

No. 4 Church Lane is a house dating from the late 17th century, with 20th-century extensions. It is constructed of painted English bond brick and features a thatched roof with brick parapeted gable ends and projecting brick eaves courses. The building has brick axial and gable end stacks.

The house follows a 3-room plan, with the high end on the left (north) containing a parlour and a central hall that is heated by back-to-back fireplaces in a central axial stack. The service end is on the right and has a gable end stack that was possibly originally unheated and is now partitioned axially. There is a narrow entrance and stairhall situated between the hall and the service end.

The exterior is one storey with an attic and has an asymmetrical four-window range. It features 20th-century three-light casements with leaded panes, as well as one- and two-light casements on the right. The attic windows are set above the eaves in eyebrow dormers. There is a 20th-century porch to the right of centre with a thatched roof, a lower one-bay 20th-century extension on the right, and a flat-roof garage on the left. The rear has similar fenestration, including a 20th-century French casement at the centre and a small 20th-century conservatory on the left.

Inside, the hall contains an unchamfered axial beam, a large fireplace with an unchamfered timber lintel, a cast-iron fireback dated 1679, and a corner cupboard with panelled doors. The parlour features a 19th-century moulded chimneypiece with a cast-iron grate and a corner cupboard with shaped shelves. There are boxed-in winder stairs in the corner with a cupboard below, which has wavy slats in the grille above. The main staircase dates from the late 19th century, and a large tie-beam is exposed in the chambers. Access to the roof space is limited, revealing common rafters with a ridgeboard.