4, Castle Street

This is a house, originally part of a shop and later combined with the adjacent building at number 6, dating back to the 16th century. It was largely rebuilt in the 17th century and has a 20th-century rear extension and refurbishment. The building is constructed of timber framing, some of which is plastered, with later brickwork and a peg-tiled roof.

The north-facing front elevation has an irregular arrangement of three windows and one door. The ground floor includes a modern three-light casement window replacing an earlier shop window, a 19th-century house door shared with the shop, and two sliding sash windows. The first floor has casement windows of varying sizes. A section of restored panelled pargeting is visible on the wall. A chimney stack rises from the apex of the roof at the west end.

The rear south-facing elevation features a main section and a long wing to the east. The main range has ground floor casement windows of various sizes, including a narrow plain casement, and an east-end wing with two gabled units showing roof timbers. A weatherboarded shed is attached to the south end, and a single-storey brick lean-to is on the west side.

The west side has a gable end with decorative panelling. An attached wing to the south has a brick and timber-framed section with a lean-to roof. Further west, a 17th-century unit has a brick ground floor and plastered framing above, with modern additions including a glazed door and window. A lower single-storey section is also present with boarded door and small windows.

The east-facing side elevation shows a rendered panel of brickwork and a casement window.

Inside, much of the building has been rebuilt, but some original timber framing remains visible. A cambered tie-beam from the 16th century is present, along with a rebuilt chimney stack with 17th-century bricks. A ground floor fireplace retains an original timber lintel with a carved circular symbol. The west bay has flat-laid ceiling joists and a surviving ceiling hook. Evidence of a former 16th-century wing is indicated by storey post jowls at the rear. The 17th-century east wing has roofs with trapped side purlins. A cellar, previously recorded, has been filled in.