Great Porch House

1. 1042 MONDAY MARKET STREET (East Side)

Nos 6 and 7. No 8 (Great Porch House) SU 0061 3a/102A 9.4.54.

II* GV

1. Early Cl5. Originally one property which extended behind frontage to form Great Porch courtyard - the former wings at rear were demolished in 1954. 2 storeys timber frame. Cl9 brick front to Nos 6 and 7. No 8 has gable with bargeboards. lst floor with joist ends of former overhang and medieval exposed timber framing, that in gable with slightly curved bracing. 1 sash window to each floor, glazing bars intact and a small 3 light wooden frame window with cusped lights to lst floor. Later brick infilling. Plain door. Between Nos 7 and 8 the archway of Great Porch with a moulded beam over and carved flowers. Exposed timber framing in gabled rear elevation of No 6. Impressive arch braced roof framework with massive collar beams and curved wind braces remains intact over the full length of the building. 4 of the original 6 carved heads decorating the wall plates survive though one is mutilated. Between the roof timbers are paintings on plaster, each of 8 sections with 3 large crudely painted roses, interspersed with green leaves. No 8 has panelling to the ground floor front room. Possible ecclesiastical origin.

Nos 6 to 15 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SU0062461516