148, Slough Lane

148 Slough Lane is a house built in 1921 by Ernest George Trobridge. It features a compressed green wood construction, a method patented by Trobridge in 1919 to create affordable, durable homes to meet post-war housing needs. The building has brick piers with a slate damp-proof course, supporting a timber frame made of 5-inch by 3-inch elm studs, which are clad in 1-inch rusticated elm weatherboarding with felt behind. The interior is lined with asbestos and ¾-inch deal boarding, and it has a thatched roof.

The house is two storeys tall and has an irregular arrangement of windows. The entrance is located in the west gable beneath an off-set gabled open porch. To the right of the entrance, there is a two-light leaded casement window. On the first floor, there is a similar four-light casement window with an additional upper light. The south side features a six-light casement window with an additional upper light in an eyebrow dormer, along with a slightly projecting bay to the right, flanked by two two-light casement windows. The east gable end has a later lean-to conservatory to the left of a four-light casement window, which also has an additional upper light. The first floor on this side has one four-light casement with an additional upper light. The north return shows two full storeys, with a five-light casement window to the east and a three-light and single-light casement window at the west end. The central first-floor window is a four-light casement, with two-light casements on either side. The roof is half-hipped with a brick ridge stack located east of the center.

Inside, the main room on the ground floor to the west features a diagonally-placed brick fireplace. The doors are made of rough plank and muntin construction. There is a heavy spine beam and a lowered ceiling on the north side, supported by knuckle braces. The smaller dining room to the east has a similar fireplace and details in the framing and doors. A single-flight staircase is located between the two stacks. The passageway along the north side of the house widens to form a kitchen, with a bathroom and toilet opening off to the north. The first floor has similar rusticated doors, and the main rooms at the east and west ends have windows designed to imitate a wrap-around style. The roof structure includes principals with straight braces to tie beams and collars.