Gray And Sons, W Adams Group, Samco

Gray and Sons, W Adams Group, Samco is an L-shaped complex of buildings that is largely a rebuild of a former residence of a medieval chantry priest. At right angles behind the range that runs parallel to the street is an early 18th century house, which is a rebuild of a 16th century timber frame, later remodeled in the late 18th century. The building features stucco and an old red tile roof, with two storeys and six windows. There are two slightly projecting wings with hipped roofs, each having two windows. The central door is flanked by pilasters and has a dentil-molded entablature. Three of the windows are 18th century sash windows, while the rest are from the 19th century and modern. The north wing, known as No 1 Half Acres, is the best preserved and has a painted pargetted exterior.

Inside No 1, there is an early 18th century staircase with barley twist balusters and early 18th century details in the west ground floor room. The first floor features heavy exposed timbers. A former chantry bell is attached to the outer west wall. The interior south side, which belongs to Gray and Sons, has an early 17th century timber beam ceiling with plaster decoration. The range that runs parallel to the street is plastered and parapetted, with a steep old red tile roof and two and a half storeys. The west block has four first floor 18th century sash windows and one gabled dormer, with a modern ground floor shop front. Inside, there is 16th or 17th century timber framing. The east block features one ground floor and three first floor 18th century sash windows, along with an early 19th century canted bay and multipane shop front on the east ground floor. The interior also has 16th and 17th century timber framing. In the center of the range is a gabled coach entrance with imitation half-timbering and "Chinese Chippendale" style wooden gates. Nos 10 and 12 are an early to mid-19th century addition to the rear of the early 18th century block, constructed of stuccoed yellow stock brick with a modern tile hipped roof. These two storeys have Italianate window surrounds and vertically-hung sashes. The east side of the group is bounded by a flint and red brick wall, which includes some 17th century brickwork.