1, 4 And 5, Church Cottages

Church house and cottage, now three cottages, dating from the 16th to 17th century and altered in the 20th century. The building is constructed of red sandstone random rubble, partly rendered, with a thatched roof hipped to the right on a higher independently roofed block, and an asbestos slate roof on the left. It features overhanging eaves with sprockets and a large external stepped stone stack on the right gable end, with tall stacks rebuilt in brick located on the facade center left and between the second and third bays on the right. The plan consists of three two-cell units, with the right cottage (No 1) extended by one bay. The structure has one and a half to two storeys and displays three bays on the left, two bays in the center, and two bays on the right. The windows include mixed early 19th century leaded iron casements and early 20th century fenestration, with a three-light moulded mullioned window in the second bay on the left above the entrance to No 5. Entrances are located in the second bay on the left, the third bay on the left (No 4), and the first bay on the right (No 1). The right return has two 16-pane sash windows, a 20th century window below a segmental headed relieving arch, and a 20th century door on the right. The rear elevation, facing St Peter's Churchyard, features all early 19th century leaded casements, one with a pointed arch top, and a three-light steeply chamfered mullioned dormer for No 5. The interiors were not viewed. It is believed to have been the church house where the church ales were brewed in the 17th century.