7,9, WESTGATE

SK4292 ROTHERHAM WEST GATE (west side) 9/82 Nos 7 and 9 - II

House now shops and offices, mostly unoccupied at time of resurvey. 1794 by John Platt for himself (Potts, p19); altered. Ashlar sandstone facade, coated slate roof. 3 storeys, 1 : 3 : 2 bays in present form, central bays recessed; occupies corner site with left return, of later date, facing Main Street. C20 shop fronts to full width of ground floor infilling recessed central part. Tall lst-floor windows all with renewed casements in plain openings, projecting sills to outer bays, sill band exposed in bay 2. 2nd-floor string course beneath shorter window openings with unequally-hung 9-pane sashes, bays 5 and 6 now with iron casements. Continuous moulded cornice with ashlar blocking course. Left bay of roof altered. Left return: right bay rebuilt in keeping with main front. Buildings to left (also part of No 9) of later construction and not of special interest. Platt sold the house in 1808 but remained in occupation until his death on December 14th, 1810. The part of the house further to the left was demolished when Main Street was constructed. J. D. Potts, Platt of Rotherham, Mason-Architects 1700-1810, Sheffield, 1959.

Listing NGR: SK4278492733