5, St Marys Square

No 5 St Mary's Square is a house dating from 1685, with significant recent rebuilding. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with modern struck pointing and features quoins and a stone slate roof. The gable copings are chamfered, with some new copings on large square kneelers. The building has two storeys and an attic, and it formerly had a continuous string course above the ground floor openings.

On the south-east gable, there is a central 12-light double chamfered window with mullions and transoms on both the ground and first floors. These windows have new mullions and transoms and were originally 4-light windows with transoms. The entrance to the left features a massive arched lintel with a moulded surround, which bears the inscription: S I N 1685. To the left of the first-floor window is a former 19th-century two-light stone mullioned window, now altered to form a cross window. There is also a 3-light double chamfered stone mullioned window with a hood mould in the attic.

Slightly set back to the left is a passage entrance with a deep arched lintel and chamfered surround, above which is a cross window with a hood mould. The north-east side has seen considerable rebuilding and features an external stack. To the left is a cross window on the first floor, with a similar window on the ground floor, though now reduced to a single light. To the right, former double chamfered windows have been altered. The rear of the building has been rebuilt using rock-faced stone. There is a reference with an illustration in 'The History of Honley' by Mrs M A Jagger, published in 1914.