27, Market Place

MARKET PLACE 1. 5113 (South Side) No 27 SE 1416 NE 1/903 SE 1416 NW 2/903 II 2. Mid C19. Ashlar. 3 storeys. Modillioned and dentilled eaves cornice and parapet with panelled piers. Continuous moulded cill band to 2nd floor. Fluted Composite pilastrade to ground floor and full entablature with foliage carving in frieze. 5 ranges of sashes. Ground floor windows round-arched with masks on keystones, polished marble columns in jambs, carved foliage spandrels and carved foliage panels below each one. 1st floor windows are segment-headed, have panelled pilasters, carved spandrels, and alternating triangular and segmental pediments. 2nd floor windows have moulded consoles to cills, festoons on either side of frame and rounded corners at top. Sunk panels set in between. Porch with panelled double doors, surrounded by carved foliage panels, round-headed side windows with moulded surrounds, moulded cornice and ornate cresting. Attached to the east end of No 27, just under the arch leading to Market Walk, is part of shopwindow belonging to Messrs Fillans of No 2 Market Walk. Late C19. Curved glass panels in moulded wooden frames. Painted glass panels above and beside windows, with characteristic late C19 lettering.

Listing NGR: SE1450616668