The Cedars

The Cedars is a late 17th-early 18th century house. It is constructed of stock brick with red brick dressings, and has two storeys with a central three-storey "tower" of stock brick. The wings have three sash windows, plain pilasters to the angles, and tall parapets ramped up to ball finials. The "tower" features central pilasters, carved brackets, and an open pediment enclosing a shield of arms and a crest, representing the Mysters of Charterhouse Square, London, the building’s builder. The front door comprises six fielded panels. On the first floor of the tower are three sashes with a cill on brackets; the outer windows are narrower than the central one. A band separates the storeys, and the second floor has a semi-circular window divided into three parts with a bracketed sill and an ornamental keystone. The house has a cornice, a blocking course, and ball finials.

The interior features a hall with a plaster cornice, a marble floor, and a staircase with turned balusters. A south-facing ground floor room has plaster panelling and a ceiling with Rococo designs, including four portrait medallions. The wooden chimney piece has a pedimented shelf, Rococo carving on the frieze, and festoons of flowers on the pilasters. The overmantel features a mirror set in a scrolled and shouldered architrave. An ornamental cast iron fire back is also present. A doorway has reeded pilasters, a cornice, and the Arms of Mysters above, surrounded by a festoon of fruit. A south-facing back room has a panelled plaster ceiling containing heads representing the Four Seasons. The north-facing back room also has a panelled ceiling. Two bedrooms on the garden front are panelled. Good quality joinery is found throughout.

The Cedars was built by a Lord Mayor of German extraction and served as the home of Mary Moffatt, who married Dr Livingstone. The building forms a group with the outhouse to the north of No. 18 and the Old King's Head Public House.