86 And 88, Main Street

This property comprises two houses, 86 and 88 Main Street, Queniborough. The building dates to 1730, though it incorporates an earlier core. The construction consists of brickwork set on a cobble plinth, with a thatched roof. The main range is a low two-storey structure, though the original plan is obscured by later alterations. Four flat-arched brick heads are visible, suggesting previous window openings. Two of these are now wider than the original openings to accommodate three-light casement windows. Above, there are three windows with two and three-light horizontally sliding sashes. Two axial stacks are present, one positioned close to the left-hand gable stack. The taller coped gable to the right features a triple-light sash window on the ground floor, with a cambered head, and a two-light casement above, also with a flat-arched head. Carved into a slate above the central bay of the main range are the initials ‘TW’ and the date 1730.

At the rear, remnants of a previous timber-framed building are visible within the brickwork, including an angle post and padstone, one arch brace on a wing, and the wall-plate in the main range.