The Old Dairy Market (Including Rear Part Of Rye Town Wall)

The Old Dairy Market, which includes part of the Rye town wall at the rear, is a dairy building dating from the mid to late 18th century that adjoins or incorporates a 14th-century town wall. The structure is built of rubble with brick quoining at the corners and jambs on the ground floor, while the upper floor features a timber frame with weatherboard cladding and a hipped plain tile roof. The remains of the rubble-faced town wall have been partly refaced or heightened with brick. At the rear of the forecourt, there is an 18th-century range that can be accessed from the street, and to the right of the forecourt, there is an early 20th-century single-storey wing that is not of special interest. The front of the building has a pair of early 20th-century sliding garage doors on the left and a single similar door on the right, all featuring upper glazed panels with glazing bars. There are no windows on the front of the upper floor, but there is evidence of an infilled window at the left end and a 20th-century window at the right end. Inside, the ground floor contains two rooms separated by a rubble wall, while the upper floor has not been inspected. The main feature of special interest is the length of the 14th-century town wall.