7, Pydar Street

No. 7 Pydar Street is a town house that has been converted into two shops. It dates from the early 18th century and early 19th century, with the 18th-century section mostly rebuilt in 1988, retaining only the front wall. The front wall features local rubble stone on the left and freestone ashlar on the right, topped with natural slate roofs. The left roof has two gable roof dormers (which are copies), while the other roof has a hipped end behind a parapet, with slate hanging on the right-hand end.

The original layout of the 18th-century part was altered during the rebuild, with the original passage on the left being widened. The remaining area has a double-depth plan with one room at the front. The building is two storeys plus an attic on the left side and two storeys on the right, with an overall six-window range. The 18th-century section has a five-window front, featuring three ground-floor openings on the right that are spanned by original flat arches. Other openings have new arches, including the widened passage on the left, which has a segmental arch. The original 12-pane sash windows have heavy glazing bars.

The taller 19th-century section has a one-window front with a round-arched doorway on the left, featuring ashlar pilaster jambs, a moulded architrave, a projecting keyblock, and a moulded cornice. Above the door, there is a plain fanlight over a six-panel door. The building also has a plinth, a first-floor sill string, a moulded cornice under the parapet with a blocking course, and flat arches with projecting keyblocks over original tripartite sashes with glazing bars. At the rear, there is an unusually tall round-arched stair window with glazing bars.

Inside, the 19th-century part features an original open-string staircase, six-panel doors, moulded and carved plaster ceiling cornices, and panelled shutters.