12, Market Place

No. 12 Market Place is a house located in Bishop Auckland, dating from the early 18th century. It features limewashed pebble-dash render with painted ashlar dressings, while the rear wing is constructed of rubble with quoins. The roof is covered with French roof tiles. The building has two storeys and two windows. On the right side, there is a plain stone surround framing a six-panel door, and to the left, there are 12-pane sash windows with broad glazing bars, including one on the first floor. A first-floor band runs along the façade. The ground-floor wall extends to meet the Castle gateway and Castle Lodge. There is a post office letterbox with the monogram ERVII set into the wall on the left. The steeply pitched roof has a small square chimney at the right end, which features a top band. The right return of the building is blank, except for a small light to the left of centre on the ground floor, which has ogee broad glazing bars with two panes. At the rear, there is a one-storey pent outshut.