2, Jubbergate

This is a late 14th-century house with a 17th-century crosswing extension, significantly restored in 1928 by the architects Brierley and Rutherford. The restoration included re-roofing, partial rebuilding, and an extension to the rear of the 17th-century wing. The building is timber-framed, with the ground floor rebuilt in red herringbone brick, and the rear of the wing in red-grey mottled brick in English bond; the upper floors are plastered and whitewashed, and the roof is tiled with brick stacks.

The 14th-century section has a two-storey, two-bay front with a gabled roof dormer and a jettied first floor on both sides. To the right is a two-storey, attic 17th-century crosswing, also with a jettied first floor and attic at the front. The framing is exposed on all floors; the ground floor framing is mostly renewed, except for the original dragon posts, while the upper floor framing is largely original. The 14th-century block has a glazed and panelled front door flanked by small-pane canted bay windows over sunk panelled risers, and two 2-light windows on the first floor. The 17th-century wing has four windows of 2 or 3 lights on the ground floor and, on the first floor, a 3-light oriel window with a 16-pane centre sash, flanked by smaller 2-light windows. A 3-light window is set into the attic gable. A wrought-iron bracket is located at the left end of the attic jetty.

The right return front has a two-storey front of two unequal bays, with two parallel gabled crosswings to the right, each with two storeys and attics, and irregular fenestration. One end crosswing features a panelled door in a 4-centred opening and 1- and 2-light windows with tiled sills between the upper floors. Windows elsewhere repeat those on the main fronts, all with square- or diamond-paned leaded lights. An embattled rainwater head dated 1928 is at eaves level.

The interior retains substantial original timber framing and studding throughout, including dragon beams in the ground floor ceilings. A cast-iron fireplace is reset at the rear of the left bay of the 14th-century section. The first floor of the 17th-century wing has a moulded plaster cornice and a transverse beam, with a reset cast-iron range in the fireplace. The front room in the 17th-century attic has an early 20th-century cast-iron fire grate in a 19th-century surround, while the rear room retains a chamfered 4-centred fireplace arch. This is an interesting example of early 20th-century restoration by the noted local architects Brierley and Rutherford.