5, King Street

No 5 King Street is a house dating from the early 14th century, with alterations and extensions made in the 16th century, and further remodeling in the early and late 19th century. It is believed that the original 14th-century house was built for John de Mowbray, Lord of the Manor of Melton. The structure features a timber frame and brick, rendered in the 19th century, and has a hipped and gabled pantile roof. The house is two storeys tall.

The front range, facing south, includes two bays of a 14th-century crown post roof frame at the eastern end. To the left is a 16th-century west range, which has a first floor framed in four bays and a framed north gable wall. There is also a short, gabled, framed wing from the 16th century on the east side of the west range. A central brick ridge stack from the 19th century is located on the south range, while a brick stack in the west wall of the west range has been cut down to eaves level.

The south front features late 19th-century shop fronts and a rendered first floor with two early 19th-century sash windows, each with 4x4 panes. The first-floor framing in the west wall is underbuilt in brick, showcasing close studding, an intermediate rail, and upper angle bay braces that remain largely undisturbed despite the insertion of the early 19th-century sashes and chimney stack. The eaves have been raised above the top plate. Similar close studding is found in the north gable and the north wall of the short east wing.

The 14th-century roof in the south range has two octagonal crown posts with moulded caps and bases. Above these caps are chamfered struts leading to the collar purlin and collar ties, with bracing for each rafter possibly being a later addition. A later plain crown post is positioned against the central stack, braced from the principal beam. There is also framing for a smoke hood at the junction of the 14th and 16th-century roofs. The 16th-century wing features a clasped purlin roof with wind braces. This house holds significant group value within King Street.