Castle Gates House

Castle Gates House is a house dating to the late 16th century, with substantial modifications including a major restoration around 1912. It has a timber frame with a plain tiled roof. The house is two storeys and an attic, with a three-window front. The timber framing features closed studding with a middle rail, a moulded bressumer over the ground floor, and two intermediate rails in the upper section. Some of the bays have cusped quatrefoil panelling. The rails are not continuous across the facade, suggesting possible construction in two phases, with the left-hand bays potentially being a later addition. A central four-centred arched doorway is flanked by full-height canted bays with three-light wood mullioned and transomed windows on each floor, which were added around 1912. An axial stack marks the junction of the two possible construction phases. A lower two-storey addition is located to the left, and a long wing extends to the right; these are largely brick but incorporate some timber-framed construction. The interior includes an early 17th-century staircase with splat balusters and a moulded rail. The house was originally built on Dogpole and was moved to its current location around 1702 by the Earl of Bradford, whose relocation allowed for the development of the Guildhall on the original site.