Mp Stoodley And Son

Probably three houses, now two commercial premises with a flat, dating to the 16th and 17th centuries, with alterations likely dating to the late 18th century, later 19th century, and the 20th century. The building is timber-framed with plastered wattle-and-daub infill, painted and stuccoed brick, and tile-hanging, with plain tile roofs. It comprises two storeys with an attic in number 57.

The front range has five bays, with the two right bays (number 59) retaining late 16th century timber framing. The three left bays (number 57) were refronted in the late 18th century, with a late 19th century shop front. Number 57 has a recessed shop front with panelled reveals and panelled bases to multi-pane windows, flanked by late 19th century pilasters with fluted, pedimented consoles, supporting a fascia. On the first floor, three four-pane sashes are set in flush wood architraves. A band below the parapet supports a corbelled clock from 1861, featuring a coloured glass panel at the front and clock faces on the sides. Two flat-roofed attic dormers are present. Number 59 exhibits a recessed late 20th century shop front with panelled pilasters, and the first floor, supported by later brackets, displays ogee braces to the timber-framed panels.

A parallel, four-bay mid-16th century range runs at the rear, partially belonging to numbers 59 and 57. The rear range has exposed timber framing on the first floor of the right-hand bay, otherwise replaced with brick or plastered over. Various 20th century doors and windows are present. The roof is hipped with gablets. An outshut is located on the right side. The rear range is slightly shorter than the front range on the right-hand side, and in the angle, is a two-storey bay window. Above this bay window, a tile-hung gable with a leaded light rises from the roof of the front range. A late 20th century brick extension on the left is not of special interest.

The left return side reveals timber framing. Inside the rear range, features include jowled posts, arched tension braces, partition walls between bays, a west gable wall constructed of old brick with a small, leaded, iron casement window on the first floor, and roof trusses with cambered tie-beams, posts rising up to the collar (some missing), clasped through purlins, and old rafters, showing signs of soot in the second bay from the east. The front range in number 59 includes unjowled posts and, in the roof, a central arch-braced partition wall, curved wind braces, and some old rafters and butt purlins. In number 57, the ground floor has a lateral fireplace with bread ovens, a dog-leg stair with stick balusters, a spiral curtail, and a solid block wood stair leading from the first floor up to a rear, gabled loft.