9, East Street

No 9 East Street is a building dating from the 16th or 17th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century. It is constructed of stucco and has two storeys. The ground floor features a double-bowed shop front with glazing bars, reeded pilasters, door jambs, and a transom, along with a continuous fascia displaying an arcaded pattern. The double doors have Gothick glazing bars. On the first floor, there are two segmental bows with sash windows also featuring Gothick glazing bars. The parapet has a raised center and is adorned with elaborate foliated scrolls on the sides, which support moulded posts with intricate finials.

Inside, the ground floor has ceiling beams with convex moulding and two posts, one of which has stopped chamfers, both topped with applied Ionic capitals. There is a three-bay arcade against the rear wall with pointed arches on thin colonnettes and blue and gold painted glass in the spandrels. The first-floor room includes a 16th or 17th-century fireplace with a moulded surround featuring one convex and one concave chamfer, but no mantel shelf. A simple Regency staircase leads to the upper floor.

At the rear, there is a dispensary with an early 19th-century sash window that has marginal glazing bars, and the door and window reveals are panelled with raised moulding. Notably, a 17th or 18th-century pottery finial in the shape of a horse and rider, which once adorned the roof, is preserved inside. This finial dates back to when the building was likely the George Inn, where Charles II stayed disguised as an ostler on September 23, 1651, to avoid capture. The current establishment was founded in 1788 by Dr. Roberts, who gained fame for his patent medicine.

Nos 9 to 15 East Street form a group.