College House

College House is a building with a complex history, demonstrating elements from the late 16th century and later periods. Originally a timber-framed building with earlier origins, the front elevation was remodelled in the Regency style. A substantial red brick chimney stack, dating back to the mid-15th century, has been re-topped in the early 18th century.

The building is two storeys high and has a four-window front. The windows are double-hung sashes with margin glazing bars, set within stucco architraves, and those on the ground floor have cornices supported by console brackets. A six-panel door is set within a wooden doorcase featuring panelled reveals, an architrave, engaged columns, and a cornice. A small 20th-century shop front is located at the north end of the ground floor. The roof is ridged and gabled, with peg-tiled eaves.

The interior layout is complex. Four wings extend from the rear, representing additions from the 16th century, mid-17th century, and 19th century. A stair tower is situated behind the chimney stack. The original timber frame consists of heavy 4-bay construction, utilising haunched-tenons and halved scarfs with faced, bridled abutments. Sooted rafters, re-used from a pre-1450 build, are present in the roof, and some of this earlier structure may be visible at ground floor level. The mid-15th century chimney originally served three floors with six flues, and a number of original fireplaces remain. The chimney bay was raised at some point, which resulted in unusual re-framing of storey posts and principal rafters. A staircase dating to around 1830, with a mahogany rail and bracketed treads, is within the stair tower. The building also includes an extensive early 16th-century brick cellar. The building forms a group with numbers 101 to 107 (odd) and 113 to 117 (odd).