5, Lower Borough Walls

No. 5 Lower Borough Walls is a house that has been converted into a shop with accommodation above. It dates from the mid-18th century and has undergone some alterations in the 20th century. It is possibly the work of architect Thomas Jelly. The building is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a pantile roof.

Originally part of a terrace, No. 5 was once two separate houses, as indicated by the party wall visible on the roof. The structure has three storeys and an attic, with a first-floor sill band. The upper floors have paired glazing bar sash windows, each with six panes, set in plain reveals. The ground floor features a shopfront from around 1983, which includes Doric pilasters, a central entrance, plate glass windows, and a house doorway to the right. The building has a cornice and parapet, and the mansard roof is adorned with two flat-topped four-light dormers that have small-paned casements, along with stone ridge stacks topped with pots.

On the left side of the building, the return elevation shows two stacks with small fireplaces from the now-demolished adjoining house. The rear elevation has plain two-over-two sash windows and paired dormers similar to those at the front. The interior has not been fully inspected, but the ground floor does not retain any features of special interest.

Historically, this house may have been built following a decision recorded in the Council Minutes on September 30, 1765, which allowed Richard Jones, Thomas Jelly, and H Fisher to demolish part of the Borough Wall to construct new houses. It is indeed located on the line of the former wall.