29 And 31, St Werburgh Street

29 and 31 St Werburgh Street are two shops built between 1895 and 1896 by architect John Douglas for Mr. Chapman and Mr. Densem. The buildings feature brick-nogged timber framing, brown brick, and tile-hanging, topped with a brown tile roof.

No. 29 is three stories tall, while No. 31 is two stories. Both have modern shopfronts that lack historical interest. The second story of No. 29 has a small-framed window with a 2;3;2 light casement and two transoms, along with a casement of five 1-pane lights. No. 31 features a similar 2;3;2 light casement with two transoms. The third story of No. 29 includes an oriel window with a coved apron and a lean-to roof set within a gable of banded tile-hanging. The main roof slopes down to the eaves above the central second-story casement. The timber framing above the west window of No. 31 includes quadrant and curved braces.

On the east face facing Godstall Lane, there is a corbelled shaped stack that is now truncated at the eaves. Each story has one casement window: the first story has three 3-pane lights under a moulded segmental arch, the second has a similar window with five lights, and the third features three lights with moulded brick mullions under a gable with fishscale tile hanging. A replaced door is set in a yellow sandstone case.

The west side has a timber-framed upper story with a small partly leaded light next to the corner post and a 5-light mullioned casement with two transoms under a cove-jettied gable that is also hung with fishscale tiles. This building was designed to complement, but is simpler than, Nos. 15-27 (odd) St Werburgh Street. The interiors of the shops are covered, and the upper stories were not inspected.