24, High Street

No 24 on High Street is an early 19th-century building located on the site of the King's Mill, which was granted by King Stephen to St Augustine's Abbey in 1144 and later recovered by the crown and granted to Rohesia, sister of St Thomas Becket, in 1174. There are traces of masonry at the base of the river front elevation that may be remnants of the mill. The building is L-shaped and has 2 to 3 storeys, constructed of buff brick with a slate roof featuring a wooden modillion cornice. It has sash windows with stone heads and wooden cills, retaining glazing bars intact except for one window on the ground floor. The adjacent No 23 has a plain round-headed doorcase on the right side, while No 24 boasts an impressive doorcase with a deep, open pedimented wooden hood supported by two plain Tuscan columns and two plain pilasters. The entrance features a semi-circular fanlight with fine glazing bars and a six-fielded panelled door. This building is part of a group that includes the Public Library and Museum at the Beaney Institute, Nos 20, 20A, 21, 24, and King's Bridge.