2 And 4, Church Path

Nos. 2 and 4 Church Path are a pair of houses that incorporate an earlier row of buildings, originally Nos. 2-7. The construction likely began in the 16th century, with possible elements of an even earlier phase. The houses have a timber-frame structure, now plastered, and feature peg-tiled roofs. They form a long rectangular range, two stories high with attics. Three early 19th-century chimneys are linked to No. 1 Church Path to the south.

The eastern facade presents a continuous jetty, with exposed timber framing and close studwork, though it has been heavily restored in the 20th century, particularly to the south. There are six full bays indicated by projecting principal joists, some with brackets, and a short bay at the southern end where the houses join No. 1. The framing reveals a clear break in construction, showing two separate building phases towards the south. The windows are primarily late 18th-century sliding sash windows with 4x4 panes, five on each floor. A 4-light, blocked, medieval mullioned window is visible on the first floor. Six 20th-century front doors, each with upper glazing in a 3x3 pane pattern, provide access. A plain passageway runs through to the rear. Three dormers with lead roofs and double-glazed casements (4x4 panes) illuminate the attics.

The western elevation is rendered and has a 20th-century cement-tiled roof. The first floor has six windows, mostly 20th-century double-hung casements with glazing bars (4x2 panes). A 20th-century oriel window with three front and one side light, and casements with 2x3 panes, is situated at the north end. The ground floor features irregular arrangements of 2-light and single-light casements with plain glazing, along with three 20th-century doors with simple surrounds, upper glazed panels, and lower recessed panels. A passageway connects to the street at the south end. The north end has a rendered gable with double casements (6x3 panes on the ground floor, 4x4 panes on the first floor and in the attic).

Inside, the principal timbers are exposed, but the studwork and roof structure are mostly hidden. The division between the two building phases is clear, with evidence of original studding and wattle grooves. The roof structure is boarded, but one pair of rafters in No. 2 shows collar trenches, indicative of a collar and rafter system. Edge-halved and bridled butted scarf joints signal a late 16th-century date, further supported by undisturbed, close studding. The southern unit appears heavily rebuilt, and possibly earlier, having been truncated at both ends.