Numbers 24 And 25 (The Ballroom)

Numbers 24 and 25, known as The Ballroom, are a house and associated buildings, dating back to circa 1810 and originally constructed for the Beaufoy Vinegar Works. The main house underwent modifications in the later 19th century and was refurbished in the 1980s. It is constructed of stock brick with stone dressings and stucco render, and has a roof that is not visible. The building is two and three storeys high, with five bays; the central three-bay block projects forward. The flanking bays are two storeys high, with the right-hand bay being a 1980s replacement following a fire in circa 1940. The upper floor has horned sash windows with glazing bars under flat brick arches. The ground floor has paired horned sashes with glazing bars within architraves, with a central shaft. Stone bands mark the first and second floors. The 1980s restoration incorporated a brick frieze, a stone cornice, and a blocking course, replicating original details. A later 19th-century rendered porch features pilasters, a pronounced cornice, and a flat roof behind a parapet. It houses a pair of oak panelled doors beneath an overlight, all under a segmental arch with a continuous moulded architrave. The left and right returns have windows under segmental arches, also with continuous moulded architraves. The rear elevation mirrors the front. The interior has been refurbished, retaining a staircase with largely original cast iron balustrade.

Attached to the east is a former ballroom, previously used as a library and containing wine vaults, now converted into a house. This building was severely damaged by fire in 1941 and reduced to a single storey before being reconstructed in the 1980s. It is of stock brick with a pitched roof. The north elevation is single-storey and has three bays, with tall windows set within semicircular arches; these are now French windows dating from the 1980s. The brick frieze replicates that formerly present on the upper storey. The east elevation is apsidal, with a projecting central section containing a 1980s door, overlight and margin glazing, all set under the original elliptical arch. The west elevation has tall, blind openings under round arches. The former ballroom is included in the listing for group value.