79, Low Petergate

79 Low Petergate is a former house, now a shop, dating from the early 15th century. It has been extensively altered and refronted later, with a rear block added in the 16th century that is shared with Nos 73, 75, and 77. The shopfront was altered in the 19th century. The front block is two bays deep and is connected to a one-bay extension by a linking passage. Both parts are timber-framed, with the front block stuccoed at the front and rear, while the extension is rendered brick. The roof is covered with pantiles and features a brick stack.

The exterior has three storeys and an attic, with a one-bay gabled front that has jettied first and second floors. The shopfront is framed with panelled pilasters that have rosettes and grooved brackets beneath a plain fascia. Half-canted plate glass windows over moulded panel risers flank a glazed and panelled door. The first-floor window is a canted oriel with a 16-pane sash, the second floor has a 20-pane sash, and the attic features paired 4-pane fixed lights. A winged cherub rainwater head dated 1763 is located to the left.

At the rear, the gabled end of the front block reveals a cross-braced crown post truss. The rear extension has two storeys and an attic, also gabled, with a 20th-century door and a 4-pane sash window on the ground floor, a 16-pane sash on the second floor, and a 9-pane fixed light in the attic.

Inside, posts, wall-plates, and wall studding are visible throughout the building. The ground floor includes a hearth with a timber bressumer in the shop and a fireplace with a timber lintel in the back room. On the first floor, the staircase balustrade features thick turned balusters, a column newel, and a bowed moulded handrail. The rear room has a fireplace with a decorated basket grate in a plain surround with a moulded shelf. The second floor has a similar fireplace to the first floor, with a later round-headed grate. In the attic, a crown post truss survives in the front wall, and the intermediate truss has been altered to kerb principals. A massive brick firehood is also present.