Number 78 And Barkway Stores

Number 78 and Barkway Stores is a house and shop dating from around 1700, with alterations made in the early 19th century and an extension added in the late 19th century. The building features a timber frame that is roughcast and rendered, topped by a hipped tiled roof. It has three bays and is two storeys high with an attic.

On the ground floor, there is a central entrance with steps leading up to a two fielded panelled door, which is topped by a rectangular fanlight. The doorcase has panelled jambs and richly carved brackets supporting a hood with a moulded soffit. To the left, there is an early 19th-century shop front with steps leading up to a central two-thirds glazed door, accompanied by a patterned rectangular fanlight and large four-pane windows on either side. This shop front has a simple moulded architrave with roundels at the upper angles and a projecting cornice. To the right, there is a 16-pane flush moulded frame sash window. The first floor features similar sashes with 16, 12, and 16 panes. The eaves are coved, and there are three gabled dormers with two lights each. The gablets at the ends include one on the right that supports a red brick stack with offsets, while the left end stack has been removed.

At the rear, there is a narrow full-height hipped stair wing at the centre, which includes a cellar door and a small sash window. A lean-to outshut is located at the rear left. Extending to the rear right is a late 19th-century lower two-storey wing that features large sashes, a horizontal sliding sash, and a shingled roof.

Inside, there is reset mid to late 17th-century panelling in the entrance hall, leading to a dogleg staircase with thin vase balusters, a moulded handrail, and a closed string. The interior also includes architraved doors, tension braces in the walling, and a butt purlin roof.