35, 36 AND 37, SOUTHGATE STREET

35, 36 and 37 Southgate Street is a row of three houses that were originally almshouses, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with 20th-century exteriors. The buildings are timber-framed and rendered, featuring fully hipped roofs covered in plain tiles. There are two internal chimney stacks with plain red brick shafts.

The houses are two storeys tall, with a cellar in part of the row. They have a three-window range, all of which have been replaced in the 20th century, with the windows in No. 36 having metal frames. There is one small additional window on the upper storey and three 20th-century entrance doors. At the rear of No. 35A, there is a small hipped two-storey wing from the 16th century, along with two-storey extensions to Nos. 36 and 37.

Inside No. 35A, the cellar features walls lined with old brick, flint, and stone, all covered with old render. The original joists are set flat and unchamfered. There are two wide shallow niches with four-centred arched heads in the north wall and a retaining arch below the chimney stack. No. 35A consists of a front range and a rear wing, both of similar age, connected by the internal chimney stack. The ground storey has ceilings with plain unchamfered joists set flat, and the main beam is supported by short solid brackets. The chimney stack appears to have been added later, and there are remains of an original window along the south wall. On the upper storey, the bay arrangement overlaps with the adjoining house.

Nos. 36 and 37 have high ceilings in the ground storey rooms, with only the main beams, posts, and middle rails exposed. The fireplaces have been modernised. On the upper storey, there are signs of layout changes, with tie beams moved and the main posts having their tenons cut off. The roofs are not accessible.