16, Market Place

Number 16, Market Place is a 18th-century building that has been altered. It is set back from the Market Place and accessed via an alley. The building has two storeys and an attic, with stucco on a projecting plinth and moulded wood eaves. The roof is tiled and features two 19th-century gabled dormers.

On the first floor, there are three early 19th-century casement windows with moulded surrounds and cills. The ground floor has two similar windows with small cornices. The central entrance door is a good six-panel design from the early 18th century, featuring a narrow rectangular fanlight with four panes. This door is framed by an architrave surround and is topped with an elaborate curved and coved 'shell' hood, which is supported by double scroll brackets carved with acanthus ornament. There is also a panel above the door between the brackets, and the shell carving in the cove is enhanced with free carving of branches and leaves.

The listed buildings on the South West Side, South East Side, Market Hall, Market Cross, and the Fountain form a group, as do all the listed buildings on the South West Side with Nos 1 to 18 (consecutive) Northgate Street.