4 Bridge Street

This is a three-storey building situated at 4 Bridge Street, likely dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble with a slate roof, wide boarded eaves, and a brick chimney stack. The front has three windows to number 4, and a two-window offset arrangement to number 5. The windows are mostly small-paned, with small-paned casement windows on the second floor of number 5. Freestone lintels and keystones feature on the first and ground floors. The entrances are topped by broad, bracketed stone hoods, supported by weathered, fluted pilasters, with panelled reveals and six-panel doors, each with a fanlight above.

The right gable end is asymmetrical, containing two arched openings that lead into stone-flagged and barrel-vaulted cellars, historically used for storing salt. A third opening towards the rear has been blocked. A rear stairwell window, featuring Gothic Y-tracery, was originally part of the Quaker Meeting House, which stood nearby overlooking the river. The window was incorporated into the house after the railway company demolished the chapel in 1864.

The interior of number 4 retains noteworthy original features, including a stone staircase with 'S' carved tread ends, timber uprights, and a swept handrail. Number 5 is said to also have a stone staircase. Further original features within the house include six-panel doors and panelled reveals on the front facade, and boarded doors to the rear.