Tea Rooms The Corner House

SHIPSTON ON STOUR MARKET PLACE SP2540 (North side) 14/107 No.1 (The Corner House) and No.3 (tea rooms)

GV II

Pair of houses, now shops. Early C19, possibly with C17 origins in No.3 to right. Probably brick, now rendered, with plinth and stone coped gable to right. Slate roof with brick ridge and end stacks. 3 storeys; 3-window range. Double-depth plans. No.1 (The Corner House), to left, has a C19 part-glazed door in C19 glazed shop front bay with pilaster surround and shallow moulded hood on consoles. To first and second floors a tripartite sash, that to second floor with original panes. No.3, to right; has a C20 part-glazed door with flat hood supported on consoles. To left a C19 shop front bay with original glazing bars. To right an early C19 canted bay with a 16-pane unhorned sash to front and moulded hood. To first floor left and right a 12-pane sash with c20 fabric hood. To second floor left and right a 9-pane sash. Extending to rear, No.1 incorporates a C18 stone range, now rendered to first floor. C20 windows to ground floor and rear gable end of first floor with part-renewed cross casements to first floor left and two C19 dormers. Interior: No.1 has chamfered spine beams in stone C18 range and rear of early C19 range. No.3 has chamfered spine beam and open fireplace with chamfered bressumer, with winder staircase to left.

Listing NGR: SP2582740624