35 AND 37, WALMGATE

35 and 37 Walmgate is a house that has been converted into a shop and electricity sub-station. It dates from around 1740, although it has earlier origins. Number 37 has been subdivided, turned into a public house called The City Arms, and extended between 1830 and 1840. There were later alterations in the 19th century and further changes in the 20th century.

The building features a timber-framed core with a ground floor resting on a stone plinth. Number 35 has a timber shopfront, while Number 37 has a glazed brick inn front. The first floor is finished in incised render with a brick dentil cornice, and the extension to Number 37 is stuccoed. The roof is steeply pitched and covered with slate.

The exterior is two stories high with a three-window front. The shopfront of Number 35 is framed by pilasters with moulded imposts beneath a fascia and a moulded frieze. It has a half-glazed and panelled door to the left of a plate glass window. The inn front of Number 37 features pilasters with moulded faience imposts beneath a plain frieze and a fluted timber cornice supported by bulbous brackets with gablets. There is a four-panel door with a coloured leaded glass overlight to the right of other openings, which are now boarded up. The first-floor windows are two-light casements with divided transom lights, above a raised band.

The interior has not been fully inspected, but records indicate that elements of the timber frame are visible in various parts of the building. Both houses have staircases, with one staircase from the 18th century featuring turned balusters and a deep handrail that has been reset. On the first floor, Number 35 has a fireplace with a hob grate in the rear room, while Number 37 has a similar fireplace in its rear room. There is a moulded cornice in the landing area, and the front room of Number 35 has a door made of six fielded panels.