Number 3 And Attached Railings, Wall And Lamp

Number 3 and its attached railings, wall, and lamp is a detached house dating from around 1688, originally built by William Blake. A south wing was rebuilt in the 19th century, and the main structure gained a second floor during the same period. Further alterations and additions were made around 1930 by Seely and Paget. The house is constructed of red brick with plain brick bands marking floor levels. The roof is slate, with a moulded wooden eaves cornice added around 1930.

The main house is three storeys and has a basement, displaying four windows at the front. It features a wooden doorcase with shaped brackets and a hood over a panelled door with an overlight. The ground and first floors have flush framed sash windows with exposed boxing, with segmental arches over the ground-floor windows and flat arches over the first-floor windows. The second floor has recessed sash windows. A two-storey and attic addition is on the left, featuring a tiled mansard roof and tripartite sash windows with louvred shutters to each floor.

The interior of the house has not been inspected.

Attached to the house is a low brick wall with wrought-iron railings. A gateway incorporates a lamp overthrow featuring a Windsor lantern. The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived here with Dr Gillman from 1824 to 1834, a fact marked by a plaque. The writer JB Priestley resided at the property from 1931 to 1941, as commemorated by an English Heritage plaque.