The Fruit Shop

ST 8032-8132 MERE THE SQUARE (north side)

6/79 Nos 1, 2 and 3 (The Fruit Shop) 6.1.66 (formerly listed as Post Office)

GV II

House or Inn at street frontage, now commercial premises. Early to mid C18. Large squared coursed limestone block, plain tile roof. A bold symmetrical front with through-way in further bay to left; deep wing back, right. Main front is 2 storeys and attic, 4 windows. Ground floor has central Palladian opening with glazed door flanked by 6-pane side lights; opening has 4 Doric pilasters to small entablature and central moulded arch to key stone. This flanked by 2-storey canted 1:2:1-light flat-roofed bay windows with plate glass, flush stone mullions. Far left is elliptical arched through-way with flat pilasters to imposts and bases. First floor has central near-square 4-pane sash in moulded architrave, flanked by the canted bays with glazing bar sashes, all to a weathered string course running the full width of the building. Four C20 flat-roofed 2-light dormers. Brick stack to right. Wing at back, Nos 2 and 3, various 2-light casements and a flat-roofed dormer. In the opening to the left of the frontage, a good pair of iron gates with spear head to main and to dog bars.

Listing NGR: ST8126832378