Assembly Room At Number 28 (Set Back On South East)

The Assembly Room at Number 28, located on the southeast side of London Road, is a building from the 18th or 19th century. It features a tall timber-framed structure that is covered in stucco, sitting above a low coach house. The roof is slated and gabled at the front, with an internal gable chimney at the rear. The south flank wall has thickened stucco on the lower storey, while the north flank is weatherboarded with some brickwork at the lower floor, which includes two doors and a 15-pane fixed window that serves a bakery. Access to the upper floor is via a straight stair located in the northwest corner.

The west front has three windows: a tall flush sash window in the center with an architrave and six-over-six panes, flanked by two narrower sash windows, also with six-over-six panes. Each window has a drip board above it, and there is a square window in the gable with four panes. On the ground floor, there is a plank door next to the north corner with a three-pane fanlight that leads to the stair and upper floor, and double plank doors at the south corner. A seven-light fixed window is situated between these doors. The narrow bargeboard on the gable is supported by two purlins on each slope.

Inside, the building features moulded nosings and strings on the wide stair, along with a moulded dado rail in the upper room. There are raised and fielded panels in the cupboard beside the fireplace, and a wood and composition fire surround in the 18th-century Adam style. Tapered panelled pilasters with garlands support composite capitals featuring the Prince of Wales order. The frieze breaks forward over the pilasters and is adorned with an oval and ribbon motif. The cornice shelf has a dentilled bed mould and an enriched cyma. An anthemion frieze includes a central figure panel depicting nymphs in an Arcadian scene with an altar. The ceiling is obscured. This building is notable for its contribution to social history.