53, Cheapside

No. 53 Cheapside was built in 1882 as the Cowper Arms, a temperance tavern. The building is constructed of brick with pebble dash and has a tiled roof. It stands three storeys high and features three bays. The facade includes a triple gable with finials, heavy plain bargeboards, shaped tiles at the apexes, and two side scroll brackets. There are three 3-light windows with moulded mullions and transoms, each with a cill. The second floor jetties out and is supported by a moulded bressumer with brackets underneath. The first floor is symmetrical, featuring two outer oriels and two inner single light windows with aprons. A cornice with a dentil course runs beneath, supporting four small pediments over the bay divisions of the ground floor. The ground floor has bay windows on the centre and right, with a door on the left side accessed by two steps, and some surviving panelling. There is a cellar with doors below the ground floor windows. The building also has decorated and dated heads for rainwater goods.