The Old Stone House

The Old Stone House is the west wing of the premises that were once occupied by the Friars of the Sack, originally built in 1263, dissolved in 1307, and damaged by fire during the French invasion in 1377. The house underwent significant modernization in 1869.

The building features rubble walls, with a gabled north front that includes a buttress at the northeast corner. On the first floor, there is a 13th-century two-light window, and on the ground floor, a small 14th-century rectangular window, along with an old, partly moulded stringcourse. The other window and the doorway on this front are modern. The east wall is timber framed with brick infilling, featuring a slight projection that contains a later chimney with a ground floor window and a 16th-century stack above. According to the Victoria County History, the house, previously numbered 17, has a 14th-century roof and interior.

The Old Stone House is part of a group with Nos 20 to 46 (even) and No 33, along with Nos 27 to 30 on Watchbell Street.