48, Bridewell Street

TL 7745 21/131

CLARE Bridewell Street (East Side) No 48

GV II A late C15 or early C16 timber-framed and plastered house set at right angles to the street, with exposed timber-framing on the south side. The upper storey was originally jettied on the north side, where there are the remains of brackets and decorated shafts (now inside a rear addition on the ground storey). The west end is now roughcast and has C20 bay windows. Two storeys. The windows are C20 casements. On the first storey there are remains of original windows with diamond mullions. The interior has moulded beams and ceiling joists and a large open fireplace with a lintel carved with a double row of battlemented ornamentation. Roof tiled, with a large central chimney stack.

Nos 30 to 34 (consec) 37 to 44 (consec), Red Lion Inn and Nos 46 to 48 (consec) with Nos 1 to 8 (consec) and Nos 13 to 15 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: TL7702045754