23 And 24, Hatter Street

23 and 24 Hatter Street is a house that has been converted into a shop on the ground floor and part of the first floor, with living accommodation in the rest of the building. The rear dates from the late 15th or early 16th century, while the 18th-century extension and the 17th-century front range were added later. The building is timber-framed and rendered, with lining only on the ground floor, and features a plaintiled roof with a coved plaster eaves soffit.

The structure has two storeys and attics, with a four-window range of sashes that have vertical glazing bars—two in the upper light and one in the lower—set in a heavy moulded flush cased frame. The ground floor has two shop windows and an entrance door accessed by steps. A moulded wooden band runs between the two storeys, and the recessed house door for No. 24 is located at the extreme right. There are also two flat-headed dormers with two-light small-paned casement windows. At the rear, the building has two wings.

Inside, the ground floor of No. 23 is divided into two bays, flanking a narrow half-bay that likely served as a cross-entry. The main beams, one of which is boxed, feature a small chamfer and scroll stops. The upper storey has a one-bay room to the north with a similar main beam and exposed studding along the end wall. The attic was not seen. No. 24 has both a ground and first storey at the rear, with part of the upper storey also at the front. The ground floor features a late 15th or early 16th-century two-bay range, parallel to the front, with a valley gutter between. This section has a heavy main beam with a wide chamfer and is connected to the front by a large internal chimney stack. The first storey includes a cambered tie-beam, with removed arched braces that likely supported a crown-post. In the attic, a collar-purlin has arched braces at each end. Additionally, there is a further two-storey gabled addition to the north of this rear range, containing a single room on each storey. The 17th-century range along the street may have replaced a former medieval hall range.