45 And 47, Low Petergate

45 and 47 Low Petergate are two houses with shops that date from the mid-19th century, featuring later alterations and shopfronts. They are constructed of orange-grey brick in Flemish bond, with the rear in English garden-wall bond. The buildings have timber shopfronts and a modillion eaves cornice, topped with a slate roof and brick stacks.

The exterior showcases a three-storey, four-window front. The double shopfront is framed in a plain surround with a broad fascia and dentilled cornice, while plate glass windows flank a panelled central passage door with an overlight. The first-floor windows are 12-pane sashes with slender glazing bars, cambered brick arches, and a painted stone sill band. The second-floor windows are similar, featuring painted stone sills. At the rear, there are also 12-pane sash windows with sills.

Inside No. 47, there is a fine cantilevered staircase that spirals around an oval well, extending from the cellar to the second floor. This staircase has turned stick balusters and a serpentine handrail. At the foot of the stair, a four-panel door beneath a bordered overlight leads into a through passage. The original back room contains a cast-iron range in a plain fireplace and a moulded ceiling cornice.