1-4, Short Street

These four terraced houses, numbered 1 to 4 Short Street, were built around 1820 as part of the Doll’s Close development, commissioned by Charles Humfrey. They are constructed from grey gault brick and extend over two storeys and a basement. Each house has two windows, featuring sash windows with glazing bars. A brick plat band runs along the first-floor sill level. The houses have timber doorcases with side pilasters and simplified entablatures. No. 1 has a mid-19th century door surround with a shallow, bracketed hood. The roofs are slate.

No. 3 features a carved stone street nameplate. The north gable end of No. 1 was originally the west end feature of Maid’s Causeway, though it was significantly altered in the late 19th century; its original concept can be seen at No. 1 Fair Street. A broad wall arch with an elliptical head and pediment was originally present, but it was subsequently filled in the late 19th century with a two-storey canted bay. The screen wall connection between No. 1 and No. 4 Maid’s Causeway was replaced by No. 2 in the late 19th century.