11 And 13, High Street

This is a late 18th-century house, originally with a mid-18th-century shop attached. The buildings are located on the south side of High Street in Epworth.

The house is constructed of brick, with lower courses rendered, and has a pantile roof. It is arranged over two storeys with an attic, and has a symmetrical three-bay front. A run of three stone steps leads to a six-panelled door, which is set beneath a fluted lintel and a four-pane overlight, framed by pilasters that support an entablature with a plain frieze, a moulded cornice, and a hood. Original four-pane sash windows are found on either side of the entrance door, set in wooden architraves with sills and flat stucco arches. Similar sash windows are on the first floor, with the window above the entrance being narrower. The house has stepped eaves and raised stone-coped gables with shaped kneelers. Brick end stacks are present. A small two-pane flush casement window is set into the right gable end, within the attic space.

The shop section (number 11) is slightly set back to the left and is single-storey with an attic. It has a mid-19th-century shop front with half-glazed panelled double doors to the right with margin lights and a plain overlight. A three-light transomed window is to the left, both elements set within a wooden surround with pilasters supporting an entablature with a plain frieze, a moulded cornice, and a hood. The left gable end is built with tumbled-in brick and features a wrought-iron figure '9' on the right side, likely representing the final digit of the building's original date. A single-storey, two-window shop extension continues around the corner to Chapel Street. The High Street-facing section has a three-light transomed shop window, while the Chapel Street-facing section has a recessed six-panel door with a three-pane overlight, and a two-light transomed shop window to the right, all set in pilastered surrounds with a plain frieze, moulded cornice, and a hood. Twin brick bands are present, along with a stone-coped parapet.

The interior of the house (number 13) features an open-well staircase with a corniced handrail, plain balusters, and newel posts.