5-8, Tower Court

These are a group of four terraced houses with former shops, dating from the late 18th century and altered in the mid-19th century and 20th century. The buildings are constructed of yellow stock brick with a stucco sill band at first-floor level, and have slated mansard roofs with dormers. They are three storeys high, with basements and attics, and each has two windows. The front features wooden shopfronts, with bracketed entablatures featuring an inswept frieze and projecting cornices, though No.6 is an exception. The shop windows have been altered for domestic use. The house and shop doorways are square-headed, with fanlights above, except at No.6. The ground floor of No.6 was altered after 1973, and the ground floor of No.8 is a 20th-century reproduction. Recessed sash windows have gauged flat brick arches, some retaining original glazing bars. The window heads of Nos.6 and 7 have segmental arches. Parapets top the facades. The interiors have not been inspected.