The Old Coffee Tavern And Shop Attached To North

ALTON C.P. SMITHY BANK (East side) SK 0642-0742 13/54 The Old Coffee Tavern and 3/1/67 shop attached to north (formerly listed as The Old Coffee Tavern) GV II House and shop. Mid to late C18 with early to mid-C19 addition. Red brick painted red on ashlar plinth painted white; plain tile roof; brick integral end stacks. Aligned north-south facing west with shop extension to the north. House to the right, shop to the left. House: 3 storeys and gable-lit attic on cellar with cavetto and ovolo-moulded eaves band; 3 bays, large windows to left and right with wedge lintels grooved as voussoirs and triple keystones, casements to ground floor right and to second floor, the latter have been reduced in width, twin sashes with horns to ground floor left and to first floor, the upper lights have glazing bars, the lower plate glass, round-headed window to first floor centre with bracketed sill; pilastered jambs and raised keystone, blind keyed oval occulus to second floor centre with moulded surround; central 6-panelled door with bracketed pediment, approached by a flight of stone steps with wrought iron balustrade. Shop: 3 storeys; one bay, glazing bar sashes with horns and wedge lintels; shop window to ground floor left and door to right.

Listing NGR: SK0727242210