5 And 7, St Martins Way

Nos. 5 and 7 St Martins Way are two townhouses that have been converted into a hotel. No. 5 dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of red-brown brick, while No. 7 was built in 1777 from brown brick. Both buildings feature grey slate roofs that run parallel to the street.

The exterior of both houses is three storeys high, with painted stone plinths and sills. No. 5 has a double-fronted design with a door that has two bolection-moulded panels above two flush panels, accompanied by a plain fanlight in a recessed round-arched opening. It has two recessed sash windows on each storey, with 12 panes on the first and second storeys and 9 panes on the third, all under cambered brick heads. The building also features brick floor and eaves bands, a wood fascia, plain eaves, and flush chimneys at each end of the ridge.

No. 7 has four windows and a door with four fielded panels above two flush panels, topped with an overlight consisting of three round-arched panes in a pedimented Gibbs surround made of painted stone. The flush sash windows are set under gauged brick flat arches. The first storey includes a tripartite sash window with 4;12;4 panes on each side of the door, along with a round-arched 9-pane window to the right. The second storey has four 12-pane sashes, while the third storey has four 9-pane sashes. The building is adorned with a modillion cornice and features a lead rainwater head, pipe, and brackets, with the uppermost bracket dated 1777. The gables are coped, with coped chimneys positioned just before the ridge. The right end of No. 7 has two 12-pane sashes and one 9-pane sash, along with a small inserted attic window. The rear of the building has various replaced windows in generally unaltered openings.

Inside, most original features have been covered or destroyed, except for two staircases. The cellars are partly barrel-vaulted in brick. In No. 7, there is a pilastered round archway between the hall and the stair. The staircase in No. 5 has a narrow open well, an open string, a curtail, fluted newels, stick balusters, and a swept rail. The staircase in No. 7 also has a narrow open well, but features a closed string, turned plinthed newels, three turned plinthed balusters per step, and a swept rail that is likely made of mahogany.