47 and 48 High Street ((formerly White Hart Public House)

Two houses, constructed during the late-C18, combined and converted to an inn by 1856, extensively remodelled and converted back into two properties in 1986-88, now with commercial premises on the ground floor.

MATERIALS: the building is of painted brickwork in Flemish bond with a pantile roof covering, and late-C20 shopfronts of timber, glazing, plastic and tiles.

PLAN: the building has a roughly rectangular plan. The principal, east, range is orientated north-south, running parallel to the High Street and, to the rear, two adjoining parallel ranges project to the west.

EXTERIOR: the principal, east range is three storeys tall across five bays under a pitched roof concealed behind a coped brick parapet. The roofline steps up immediately to the south of the central bay, indicating the original division of the two properties. There are brick chimney stacks at either end of the roof ridge. On the ground floor is a pair of late-C20 or C21 shopfronts. The first and second floors each contain five sash windows within timber surrounds set flush with the brickwork. On the first floor, all five have six-over-six glazing, while on the second floor, the three windows at number 47 (the three southernmost bays) are smaller, three-over-three sashes. Those at number 48 (the two northernmost bays) are six-over-six sashes. The windows at number 47 are positioned slightly higher on the elevation than those at number 48. All four windows at number 48 have gauged brickwork heads with projecting keystones. The rainwater hopper at the southern end of the elevation bears the letters: ‘W H 1786’. To the rear of the principal, High Street range are two-storey rear ranges projecting back into the rear yard. These elements were rebuilt during the late-C20.