Bridge End

Bridge End is a house dated 1737, as indicated by the inscription over the entrance, which refers to John Stalker and his wife. It incorporates an earlier building from 1670, marked by an inscription over the rear entrance, which belonged to John Stalker, senior, and his wife. The structure is made of squared and coursed sandstone rubble with flush quoins and features a sandstone slate roof with a coped gable and a kneeler on the right side. The house has 2 storeys and consists of 3 bays from 1737, while the 2 bays on the left are under a common roof, mostly rebuilt in the mid-20th century, with a single-storey right-angled extension to the front that likely dates to the late 17th century, creating an overall L-shape.

The right portion of the house has 2-light flat stone-mullioned windows, with the central window having been converted into a doorway and later returned to a window to match the others. Fire windows on both floors to the left have been blocked with coursed stone, concealing their previous existence, according to the current owner who carried out the work. The right portion also features a cross passage with a dated and inscribed rear doorway, which is now an internal feature. The front doorway surround, with its dated and inscribed lintel, has been moved forward into a 19th-century wall that fills the angle of the L. There is one upper-floor 2-light chamfered stone-mullioned window, while the remaining windows are 20th-century but designed to be in keeping with the overall style of the building. A change in the colour of the sandstone indicates the areas that have been rebuilt.

The extension includes 2- and 3-light chamfered stone-mullioned windows under hoodmoulds, along with a small chamfered-surround fire window at the rear. The interior of the 1737 section features an inglenook with a heck partition, a firebeam, and a beamed ceiling. The 1670 portion had previously been used as a barn and was in a derelict state before restoration, which revealed an arched stone fireplace and a spiral stone staircase prior to the work being done.