3-10, THE MINT

This is a late 18th century brewery, now converted into a row of ten houses, located in Wallingford. A datestone inscribed "EW 1774" is likely reused and positioned above a window on the ground floor. Late 20th-century alterations have been undertaken. The building has a knapped flint plinth centrally and to the right, with the main section constructed of red brick with random grey brick headers in English bond to the centre; red stretchers and grey headers in English bond to the left of centre; and further red brick to the left and right. It features an old plain-tile roof with significant late 20th-century plain-tile patching and a brick lateral stack at the rear left. The building is single storey with an attic, boasting a 14-window front facing Goldsmiths Lane. Original segmental-headed openings are now blocked at a low level on the ground floor, some retaining diagonally-set wood mullions. C20 casements fill much of the window space, although some may be in original openings. The roof is complex, with five half-hipped cross-gables in the centre, and includes C20 sloping roof lights. The left return wall, facing High Street, is rendered on brick. This section is single storey and attic with a single window range, containing a 6-panel door to the left and a C20 sixteen-pane horned sash with a hood mould to the centre. A Tudor-arched 2-light leaded casement with a hood mould is visible in the gable end, alongside C20 shaped bargeboards. C20 entrances and extensions to the rear have been added. The interior has not been inspected. Late 19th and late 20th century additions to the right are not considered of special architectural interest, and the brewery was originally part of the Wells Brewery.