9 South Street

Dwelling with possible ground floor shop constructed in the mid-to late-C18 with alterations during the late-C20.

MATERIALS: the building is of painted brickwork in Flemish bond with a timber shopfront and a slate roof covering.

PLAN: the building occupies an L-shaped plan with a principal range fronting South Street to the west and a rear range extending eastward along the southern plot boundary.

EXTERIOR: the building is of three storeys across two bays onto South Street under a pitched roof. The C20, ground-floor shopfront comprises recessed doorway and shop window set at an angle to the street with an additional shop window set parallel with the street, all raised on a tiled step and flanked by a pair of timber pilasters. To the left (north) of the shopfront is a door to the flats above flanked by pilasters (one being shared with the shopfront). Over all is a moulded, lead-coped, timber fascia board. Above, the first and second floors each contain a pair of timber sash windows with rendered, flat-arched heads and stucco cills. The first-floor windows have eight-over-eight glazing, while the second-floor windows are horizontal (Yorkshire) sliding sashes with six-by-six glazing. There is a dog-tooth dentillated eaves course. To the rear (east) is a two-storey extension under a pitched roof.