19, Whiting Street

No. 19 Whiting Street is a house that has been converted into offices. It dates from the 17th century and early 19th century. The building is timber-framed and rendered, topped with a slate roof that features a plain eaves soffit. The south gable wall has been replaced with 20th-century brick. The front range is three storeys high, while the rear has two storeys and attics. Each storey has two windows: the first storey features 9-pane sash windows, the second has 12-pane sash windows, and the ground storey has a single vertical glazing bar, all set in flush cased frames.

An impressive entrance door is located at the south end, in a slightly recessed section that seems to be a remnant of an adjoining house. This entrance is flanked by heavy fluted Doric columns and has a portico that supports an entablature with a triglyph frieze and mutule cornice. The door itself is a six-panel design with a rectangular fanlight above. The rear wing is rendered on the upper storey, while the ground storey is made of Tudor brick and includes an end chimney-stack, topped with a plaintiled roof and 20th-century metal casements. A stone face is set into the wall at tie-beam level in the gable. The south wing at the rear of the entrance passage has been cut down the middle and now has a single-pitch roof.

Inside, there is a notable cellar that is accessible from No. 19 but runs beneath No. 18. This cellar features a significant amount of re-used stone in its walls and a heavy main ceiling beam. The early 19th-century front range includes a good early 19th-century cast-iron grate in the first-storey room. A winder stair located within the cut-back rear wing has stick balusters and a curved handrail. The main rear wing, which dates back to the early 17th century, consists of two long bays divided into two rooms, each with an end chimney-stack. The west stack connects with the front range, and both rear hearths have plain timber lintels. The main timbers are exposed, and there is a fine fitted Jacobean-style dresser in the west room. The roof over the rear range features six irregular bays with clasped purlins, and the rafters are covered. Two small wings extend off the roof on the north side.