57 And 59, Church Street

The cottages at 57 and 59 Church Street date to the late 17th and early 18th centuries. They are built of coursed squared ironstone, with thatched roofs, a brick end stack, and a stone ridge stack to number 59, which includes brick patching. Number 59 has a two-unit through-passage plan. The cottages are two storeys high with a five-window range. The ground floor windows are 3-light casements with timber lintels; the window on the left has a stop-chamfered lintel. The first floor features eyebrow dormers with two 3-light casement windows. The gable end on the right has a 3-light chamfered mullion window on the ground floor, with the left light blocked, and two 2-light windows with timber lintels above. An outshut and lean-to extension are visible to the rear.

Number 57 has a 6-panel door with pointed-arch top panels and a timber lintel, extending over a 3-light casement window to the right. Two 3-light casement windows with timber lintels are to the left. A blocked doorway is located between the far-left window and the window to the left of the door. The first floor has a 3-light casement window flanked by two similar 2-light windows, all with timber lintels. The main entrance to number 57 is at the left end. A 20th-century extension is present at the rear.

Inside, both cottages feature stop-chamfered spine beams. Number 59 includes a stop-chamfered open fireplace, complete with a 19th-century cast-iron range and a bread oven. Number 57 was originally three cottages.