41, 43 AND 45, HOPTON ROAD

This is a row of three dwellings, likely dating to the 17th century, with later alterations. The front is rubble with pointing, while the right return wing is rendered. The roof is stone slate and has brick stacks to the gables, and a central stack set one bay in from the right gable. The building is two storeys plus an attic, featuring a long block with a very steep roof pitch. The left side has a 3+2-windowed facade, with 19th-century casements; the upper windows are 3-light, while the ground floor has a mix of 3-light and 2-light windows. The right side has a 3-light wood casement with a transome on the first floor, a blocked doorway, and a modern casement on the ground floor. A late 20th-century glazed door is set in a plain, heavy wooden surround to the left. A blocked door opening is adjacent on the right side. The two-storey return wing to the right has a single window and sash windows without bars. A modern door is located in the re-entrant angle, and the gable facing the road is three storeys high, with small 19th-century 2-light casements at the rear.

Inside, there is a large open fireplace with stone cheeks and a heavy wood bressumer near the re-entrant corner. The structure includes various heavy moulded and stopped beams, along with a substantial collar and tie roof. The building is thought to have been constructed in three stages and was reputedly used as a workhouse during the 19th century.