48, South Street

No. 48 is a house located on South Street, dating from the mid-18th century with some alterations from the 19th century. It is constructed of painted English garden wall bond brick with terracotta panels and ashlar dressings, topped with a Welsh slate roof and a brick chimney. The building has three storeys and features one bay. The entrance door, located to the right, is framed by a lugged architrave and is partly situated under No. 49. This door has eight panels, including two central blank panels, and is topped by a floral-patterned overlight from around 1890, along with a bracketed dentil cornice. The ground floor has a wide three-light window with a cambered brick arch and projecting stone sills. The upper floors contain two-light windows set within a two-storey oriel, with Jacobean-style terracotta panels forming a band across the first floor and continuing across the oriel. The building also features a painted top cornice and an end brick chimney with round yellow pots. It is included for its group value.