Number 7 Including Bollards, Chains And Wall To North Wall To South Side Of Myddylton Place

Number 7 is a house located on the west side of High Street in Saffron Walden, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of brick, featuring both red and gault bricks, with an ashlared stucco front facing High Street. The roof is slate, comprising both hipped and gabled sections. The building has two storeys and a front that consists of three bays, with the central bay being narrower and slightly projecting forward.

The parapet is adorned with three balustered panels, two of which are blind, and there is a cornice with paired modillions. Each of the outer bays features a two-storey canted shallow bay window, which has small paned double-hung sash windows on the first floor and a plain design on the ground floor. Between the windows are panelled pilaster strips, with painted timber panels beneath the first-floor windows.

The central first-floor window is a 12-paned double-hung sash set within a rectangular recess, topped with a triple keystone. A narrow painted string band runs at first-floor level, just above the plinth. The central doorcase is set within a semicircular arch with a keystone and broad pilasters, forming the centre bay of the ground floor. This doorcase features a pediment, panelled pilasters, and a semicircular fanlight with radiating glazing bars. The door itself has six moulded panels and is recessed, with moulded panels on either side. There are two stone steps with moulded edges leading up to the door, along with two bootscrapers.

The front of the property also includes a row of six stuccoed bollards linked by chains. The north flank wall, leading to a passage, is made of red Flemish bond brickwork with some blue and black headers and a moulded cornice. The rear elevation, which was not inspected in detail, is constructed of both gault and red brick and features a large central ground floor hall with a pavilion roof in a Mansard form. The garden wall associated with Number 7 was previously listed on November 1, 1972.