Numbers 31 To 35 And Gurney Court

Numbers 31 to 35 and Gurney Court represent a remarkable sequence of courtyard houses, now used as a house, dentist and doctors' surgeries, and shops. Construction began in the late 16th century and continued through subsequent phases. The building is primarily brick, with rendered finishes, flint and brick dressings, and pantile and plain tile roofing.

The complex evolved through four distinct building phases, resulting in a courtyard layout. A late 16th-century range runs parallel to the street and extends north beyond the courtyard. The courtyard facade features two storeys and four first-floor windows. At the extreme right is a 18th-century panelled door with a moulded surround continuing over a semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing bars, sheltered by a hood supported on carved consoles. Sash windows with glazing bars and simple surrounds are found throughout, along with a paired bracket cornice. Four gabled dormers with casement windows and bargeboards are also present.

The 17th-century street range is two storeys high with ten irregularly spaced first-floor windows. A central entry leads to Gurney Court, distinguished by reeded pilasters, a moulded architrave, and a flat hood. A 20th-century shopfront exists at Number 31, while Nos. 33 and 35 exhibit 19th-century shopfronts with "Corinthian" pilasters and architraves. 18th-century sash windows with glazing bars are consistent across this section, complemented by a fascia cornice and a paired bracket cornice above No. 35. A central dormer is positioned over No. 31, and three dormer gables with sash windows sit above Nos. 33 and 35.

The late 16th-century north range, facing the courtyard, also has two storeys and six irregularly spaced first-floor windows. A panelled door at the extreme right has a simple surround and rectangular fanlight, covered by a hood on plain consoles. A left-hand, off-centre door is partly glazed within an 18th-century surround, accessed by three steps. A pair of partly glazed French doors with a rectangular fanlight and three steps are at the extreme left side. Sash windows with glazing bars are present, accompanied by a box cornice and three small dormers with 20th-century casements.

The early 18th-century south range, facing the courtyard, is also two storeys high with five irregularly spaced first-floor windows. A panelled door at the extreme right has an eared surround and consoles supporting a small hood within a single-storey extension. Sash windows with glazing bars are on the left side, while mullion and transom windows from the 20th century are on the right. A box cornice is present, and plaques commemorate Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) and Harriet Martineau (1802-1812), both of whom were born at this location.