5, The Halve

This is an early 19th-century three-storey house. It is built of Bath stone on a projecting plinth and has a hipped slate roof. A moulded string course runs along the wall at the level of the first-floor window sills, with a similar string at the level of the second-floor window sills. Above this is a plain frieze, a moulded cornice, and a parapet featuring balustraded panels above the windows. The front has three square windows with ‘eared’ architraves on the second floor. The three windows on the first floor have architraves; the outer windows incorporate carved scroll brackets and cornices, while the central window mirrors this style with a pediment. Two tall, similar windows are located on the ground floor, alongside a central three-panel door with an arched, leaded fanlight containing painted glass, flanked by small side lights separated by pilasters. The outer windows are set within slight projections that extend the full height of the building. The house is set back from the road and faces a contemporary brick mill building with stone dressings and a hipped slate roof. All windows are glazing-bar sashes with panelled shutters. A two-window return elevation to the south-east is constructed of brick with stone quoins and dressings, a cill band, brackets below the windows, and a stone parapet. A central, blind arched recess is present on the first floor. Wide, centrally placed ground-floor window features a raised surround with a moulded outer edge. A two-storey, three-window extension is located at the rear. Inside, a good stone staircase rises to an oval top light with cast iron balusters, alternating with anthemion patterns. The hall features panelled pilasters to the doorcases, plain fluted brackets supporting cornices, and a segmental arch leading to the stairwell. The ceiling moulding incorporates mullions alternating with pendant flowers. The floor is stone-flagged, with black corner stones.