53, High Street

MALDON

TL8507SW HIGH STREET 574-1/7/83 (North side) No.53

GV II

Shop. Late C19. Red English-bond brick with ashlar dressings and machine-made plain tile roof with decorative ridge tiles. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; symmetrical front of wide central bay flanked by narrow side bays. Plain parapet with ashlar coping and moulded band below. The bays of 1st and 2nd floors are framed between 4 ashlar half-octagonal shafts with bell capitals at each storey and these continue as coved band above 2nd floor. The central bay has, on the 2nd floor, 2 linked semicircular-headed plain sash windows with moulded brick jambs and ashlar keystone. The 1st floor has a canted ashlar bay window with plain sash windows with curved corners and painted timber cornice. The flanking bays each have, on the 2nd floor, a semicircular-headed plain sash window with moulded brick surround and apron panel below. The 1st floor has tall 2-light casement windows with elliptical arches. The ground floor has C19 shop front with ashlar surround with projecting ashlar cornice with coffered soffit on brackets and end consoles. Shop opening is flanked by 3 coupled Gothic shafts, the central one rising to the flank consoles and all with moulded capitals and bases. Wide elliptical stone arch over C20 metal shop front with keystone and panelled spandrels. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TL8502807054