26, Mint Street

Two houses, now combined, likely dating from the 17th century with later additions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and subsequently altered. The left-hand house is timber-framed with painted brick infill, some of the brickwork in the gable laid in a herringbone pattern, and has a lower return wall of painted Bargate rubble. The underside of the left return wall is of painted Bargate rubble. The right-hand house is of painted brick in a Flemish bond. Both have plain tile roofs. The 17th-century house is two storeys and one bay deep, with a gable end featuring square-panelled timber framing, lower tension braces, and a queen-post roof truss with V-struts on the collar. It has 20th-century three-light windows with small panes to each floor. A ridge stack is present. The right-hand house has an old four-panel door under a segmental brick arch, a three-light 20th-century window to the right, and a similar smaller window on the first floor. The left return of the 17th-century house has a blocked window to the ground floor, a small two-light window at eaves level, and a visible wall plate. Inside the 17th-century house, parts of the original timber framing are visible, along with a chamfered cross-beam on the ground floor, chamfered small-scantling joists, and a roof with two collared trusses, through purlins, bridle-jointed rafters, and wind braces at the front. The 20th-century rear extensions are not of significant interest. The deeds of No 26 indicate a date of 1585 for the property’s initial construction. The property was originally comprised of numbers 24 and 26.