38 And 40, Silver Street

38 and 40 Silver Street are early 18th century buildings that have a front dating back to the 15th or 16th century. They stand three storeys tall with an attic and are timber framed. The front is covered in mathematical tiles, and they have old tile roofs. Number 38 features a bold moulded and modillion eaves cornice, three hipped roof dormers with moulded cornices, and three windows on the second floor. The first floor has two windows flanking a canted bay, which has a decorative architrave surround, a moulded cornice, and a flush panelled apron. Number 40 has two hipped roof dormers, two flush framed sash windows on the second floor, and a canted bay window on the first floor, also without glazing bars. The ground floor of number 38 has a later 19th century shop window with a large rectangular thin mullioned three-light bay and a six-panel door in an architrave surround with corner blocks. Number 40 features a modern shop front. The rear elevation is tile hung with irregular flush framed windows. The buildings are part of a group that includes the Poultry Cross and numbers 36 to 52 (even) on Silver Street, as well as the rear elevation of numbers 1 to 17 (odd) Minster Street and St Thomas's Church in St Thomas's Square.