The Counting House

This is an early 18th-century counting house, originally used by a corn merchant, and now serving as an auctioneer's office. The building is constructed of local brown brick with a red pantiled roof featuring a gable parapet. It has a basement, one storey, and an attic. A brick pier with a stone cap matches a gate pier to Sulehay House, and is located at the east quoin. A straight joint is visible to the west of the entrance. The building incorporates one ground floor and one attic floor window, which are 19th-century hung sashes. The entrance is positioned to the right of the centre and features a wooden, moulded architrave topped with a pedimented hood incorporating dentil enrichment, supported on shaped brackets. The entrance door is a 19th-century four-panelled design. A replacement ground floor hung sash window is set within a red gauged brick arch with a key block; above it, to the east of the door, is a blind window. The interior of the ground floor room features raised and fielded panelling and a cornice. The chimney piece includes a pulvinated frieze. Some original panelling remains alongside a later staircase, and original panelled doors are present throughout.