5 And 7, Great John Street

5 and 7 Great John Street is a pair of houses that have been converted into shops and flats. They were built in the early 19th century and later altered in the 19th century. The exterior is made of coursed dressed sandstone with ashlar dressings, while the sides and rear are constructed from random rubble. The slate roof features coped gables and has a ridge and two gable stacks. The building has a double-depth plan and stands three storeys above a basement, which is expressed as an ashlar plinth. It has raised quoins, sill bands on the upper floors, a plain frieze, and a moulded cornice with a low blocking course.

The façade has three widely spaced bays. Originally, No. 5 was double-fronted, but internal alterations have made No. 7 double-fronted on the ground floor. The entrances are located between the bays and are accessed by low flights of steps; the steps to No. 5 are parallel to the wall, while those to No. 7 are perpendicular. Both entrances feature replaced railings and have plain surrounds topped with shallow moulded cornices.

All windows are tripartite with stone mullions. The ground floor windows are sashed without glazing bars, except for the right-hand bay, while the remaining windows have glazing bars, except for the central light on the first floor, which now contains a casement. Each ground-floor window has a basement window with bars below it. The right-hand door includes a glazed panel with diagonal glazing bars above four raised and fielded panels, while the left-hand door is also panelled but partly obscured by a sign board. The right-hand return wall features a three-stage stair window.

Inside, No. 7 has a dogleg staircase with a closed string, thick stick balusters, and a handrail with a raised handgrip.