23 and 23a, Old Cross

23 and 23A Old Cross is a house that includes a shop, built in the early to mid-18th century, with some alterations made in the early 20th century. The building has a timber frame and a brick front that is now covered in lined-out stucco. It features an old tiled roof with a prominent eaves cornice supported by bold modillions and boxed eaves. The chimney stacks are made of red brick with oversailing courses, and the one on the right is taller than the others. The layout includes a central staircase.

The exterior consists of two storeys and attics. On the first floor, there are three 12-pane sash windows with exposed boxes that are slightly recessed. The ground floor has a single sash window on the left and a central doorway featuring a six-fielded panelled door, a glazed three-light overdoor, and a 20th-century pedimented hood supported by cut brackets. To the right, there is an early 20th-century shopfront that includes a brown glazed brick stallriser, windows with a canted recess, a three-quarter glazed door, a fascia on moulded consoles, and a bold moulded cornice with a blind box. The roof has two gabled tiled dormers with wooden sash windows. At the rear, there is a 19th-century outshoot.

Inside, the building retains its original staircase and exposed framing.