59, Sidbury

59 Sidbury is a house that now functions as a shop with a flat above. It dates back to the 16th century, with later additions and alterations, including a shop front and bay added around 1900, and a rear extension built between 1970 and 1980. The building has a timber frame with some wattle and daub, a stuccoed front facade, and a renewed plain tile roof.

The exterior features two storeys and one first-floor window. The first floor has a canted bay with a pair of unequally-hung 6/1 sashes between 4/1 horned sashes, flanked by fluted pilasters and topped with a modillion cornice that extends across the eaves. The ground floor includes fluted pilasters and raised corbels; the left entrance has a glazed door, while another entrance to the left leads to a passageway with a 6-raised-and-fielded-panel door, a blind overlight with two panels, and a moulded architrave, accompanied by a similar pilaster. There is a glazed shop window set on a brick apron.

Inside, the ground floor has axial beams, and the alleyway on the left reveals exposed panels of timber framing and a main post. Historical notes indicate that there are remnants of two ranges parallel to the street, each featuring clasped purlin roofs, apparently separated by a gap of approximately 1.5 metres. The nearby Nos 57-69 Sidbury form a cohesive architectural group.