Church Bridge

Church Bridge is a house, possibly originally two cottages, dating from the mid to late 17th century. It is constructed of colourwashed rendered cob with a thatched roof that is hipped at the ends and features brick end stacks. The original layout is uncertain, but it may have been a single-depth two-room house with two heated rooms and small unheated service rooms at either end, or a pair of cottages, each with one heated room and a small outer service room, separated by a partition wall in the center. The exact location of the original entrance or entrances is unclear; currently, the house has a baffle entry against the right-hand (lower end) stack, next to a winder stair. The partition wall between the two main rooms has been removed.

The house has two storeys and an irregular five-window front with 20th-century casements that have square leaded panes. The eaves are eyebrowed over the first-floor windows, and there is a 20th-century porch to the right of center. On the rear, there is a small blocked timber window, likely from the 17th century, on the first floor. Inside, the fireplaces have stone rubble jambs and plain timber lintels; the left-hand (higher) end fireplace has been modified since the small left-hand room was heated from the old stack. There are two stop-chamfered cross beams with bar stops. The apex of the roof is not easily accessible, but the visible common rafters may date from the late 17th century, consistent with other features in the house. Church Bridge is situated on a prominent corner site on Church Lane, showcasing an attractive cob and thatch exterior.