62 And 63, Guildhall Street

The building at 62 and 63 Guildhall Street comprises two houses, originally one larger property, dating to the late 17th and early 18th centuries, with a rear section of earlier origin. The front range is timber-framed and now rendered, with a plaintiled roof. The exterior presents two storeys, a cellar, and an attic. Number 62 has a sash window with marginal glazing on the upper floor, set within a flush cased frame, and a former 8-pane shop window on the ground floor with a decorative wood surround featuring plain pilasters and a cornice. A gabled dormer window features shaped bargeboards, a hanging finial, and a 2-light casement window. The recessed 6-panel entrance door is within a substantial wood doorcase with panelled reveals, pilasters, and a flat cornice hood, mirroring the design of the former shop window. Number 63 has a 16-pane sash window on the first floor and a longer 12-pane sash window on the ground floor, both in flush cased frames. An entrance door is located on the north side, in a single-storey section adjoining number 64, with a plain rendered surround and a fanlight.

The interior of number 62 reveals a brick-arched cellar beneath the rear section, featuring flint walling and alcoves along the north wall. The front ground storey room has a boxed ceiling beam and a corner fireplace. A later rear wing incorporates softwood beams, and there is a 2-storey lean-to addition. The attic contains a roof with alternate side purlins, lacking a ridge piece. Number 63 also has a cellar with flint walls and thick render. The front range lacks exposed features. A narrow passage leads from the entrance door, with the original side wall on the left replaced by brick arches. A 2-bay rear wing, dating to the 15th century, has exposed timbers in the walls and ceiling, along with an original doorway on the north side with renewed arched spandrels. The ground storey ceiling is a later addition, incorporating some reused rafters. The roof above has collared rafters, but without signs of smoke-blackening. A narrow timber-framed section connects the rear wing to the back range of number 64.