In the 1843 map of Deanshanger, it shows that Church Lane was formally known as Hospital Lane and reference to the deeds of properties in this area indicates that a workhouse or “Aspital” (hospital) stood on the site. This was replaced by the three-storied red brick Victorian cottages that now stand on the site. These were built in 1868 and each cottage had a strip of productive garden which extended to the banks of the brook and accommodated a very large greenhouse. The courses of yellow brick were made in Deanshanger.
