Crown House

Crown House is a double-fronted house, originally dating from the 18th century, and extended in the early 19th century. It is situated on Ward Lane. The building is constructed of brick, with roughcast render to the rear and right (west) return. The roof is covered with double-Roman tiles, divided into two distinct sections: the original part has a gabled roof with brick stacks, while the later addition on the left has a higher hipped roof and a large stack on its east side.

The plan is L-shaped, comprising the original double-fronted house which was extended to the east with a single-bay addition in the early 19th century. A rear range and attached former ancillary buildings are located behind the original part of the building; these have been converted into residential use.

The principal (north) elevation fronts onto Ward Lane. The original part of the house is three bays wide and features a slightly off-centre doorway with a gabled brick porch and a six-panelled door with glazing above. Three-light casement windows with glazing bars flank the entrance, and matching two-light casements are present on the first floor, all set beneath stepped voussoirs. The early 19th-century addition to the left has sixteen-pane sash windows on both the ground and first floors, also under stepped voussoirs. The left (east) return is built in a similar style with pairs of sash windows to each floor. The rear of the addition is largely blank except for a doorway towards the right-hand end, and a single-storey lean-to has been added to this side. The rear elevation of the original cottage is more informal, with two-light casement windows, some of which are later replacements.

Inside, the earlier part of the building has a central hallway with rooms on either side. Some rooms retain fixed wooden seating and plank doors with small ventilation openings, suggesting a former use as an inn. However, some of the joinery is reclaimed and later additions. Fireplaces have simple timber surrounds, some of which have been embellished or replaced; the fireplace in the rear room retains an early 20th-century range. A timber and glass partition screen divides a room to the left of the hall. The ground-floor room in the 19th-century addition retains its panelled window shutters. An enclosed staircase leads to the first-floor landing. Most of the bedrooms have fireplaces, though the surround of at least one has been altered in the late 20th century. The roof timbers of the rear range of the original cottage are modern replacements. The attached former outbuildings, now residential, retain a king post roof with raking struts in their northern half.