146 AND 148, HIGH STREET

This shop building at 146 and 148 High Street, Ongar, dates primarily from the 17th century, with alterations in the 18th and later centuries. The South wing is timber-framed and plastered, featuring a red plain tile roof with two 19th-century dormers. These dormers contain small-paned, vertical sliding sash windows. The building is two storeys high with attics. The first floor has a two-window range of small-paned, vertical sliding sash windows, each with a moulded canopy. A 19th-century two-bay shop front is present, constructed with cast iron vent strips, bracketed corners, and mullions. A central glazed door provides access, and a central red brick chimney stack is visible.