The Maison Dieu Museum

The Maison Dieu Museum is the most significant remaining part of the medieval Maison Dieu Hospital, which was founded in 1230. Originally a public house, it is now designated as an Ancient Monument and serves as a small museum. The building features a 13th-century base and an early 16th-century timber-framed first floor that overhangs on the protruding ends of the floor joists on both the north and east sides. The north front slopes downhill from east to west and consists of two storeys with two windows. The ground floor has been rebuilt in red brick on the north front, while the east front is made of flints and has two narrow medieval windows. The first floor displays exposed timbering on the north and east fronts, with casement windows. The roof is hipped and tiled, and there is a doorway in a splayed angle. A chimney breast is located at the west end of the north front, featuring a blocked arch. The building is part of a group with Nos 1 to 19 (odd).