54, 56 AND 58, STONEGATE

54, 56, and 58 Stonegate are part of a row of houses that have been converted into two shops. The buildings date back to the early 14th century, with later alterations and 19th-century shopfronts. They are timber-framed, with a plastered front and rendered rear, featuring timber shopfronts and eaves guttering. The roof is made of pantiles and includes brick stacks and a raking dormer with a 2x4-pane Yorkshire sash window at the front.

The exterior has three storeys with an attic and a five-bay front, showcasing jettied upper floors. The shopfronts feature large-pane windows above flush or sunk-panelled risers and half-glazed doors. Some sections are framed with fluted cast-iron columns, while others have plain pilasters topped with acanthus blocks. A vestigial cornice runs along the top. At the far right end, there is a battened door with an ovolo moulded architrave next to a 9-pane fixed light.

The first-floor windows are canted oriels, with the two left windows having 8:16:8-pane sashes, while the right side includes one window with 4:12:4-pane sashes, one with four unequal 15-pane sashes, and a 12-pane sash at the far right end. The remaining windows are Yorkshire sashes of various configurations, except for a two-light window at the far right end with 20th-century glazing. The eaves cornice is plain on the left end and modillioned on the right, featuring a fluted inverted bell rainwater head at the center right.

Inside No. 58, the ground floor has a blocked elliptical arch on panelled pilasters with moulded imposts leading to a staircase. The staircase, with open strings, ascends to the first floor and features column-on-vase balusters and a stairwell dado lined with fielded panelling. The front room on the first floor is fully lined with 17th-century square wainscoting and has a carved arcaded frieze. The restored fireplace is adorned with paterae, lion masks, and floral drops, and there is a panelled ceiling beam. Nos. 54 and 56 were not inspected, but records indicate that timber-framing is visible.