Raymond Penny House

Raymond Penny House is a house that has been converted for use as offices and a surgery. It was built around the 1830s, although a rear block was removed in the 1970s, resulting in a rear elevation from that period. The building underwent late 20th-century refurbishment and alterations designed by David Yarham. It features smooth-plastered mass wall construction and a hipped slate roof with lead rolls, along with cast-iron rainwater goods; the stacks have been dismantled.

Originally, the house was double-depth but is now single depth. It is two rooms wide with a central staircase and rooms off the stair landings. The exterior consists of three storeys and a basement, with a single-storey block at the southeast end. The front has three bays and five windows, with the center bay slightly projecting forward. There are steps leading up to the central entrance, which has a fielded panelled soffit and a projecting pedimented porch supported by Doric columns, along with a 20th-century two-leaf front door. The eaves cornice features modillions. The outer bays have flush sash windows with moulded architraves, glazed with four-pane sashes, while the center bay has similar tripartite sashes, likely with earlier frames than the glazing. There are steps leading down to the basement at the front right, with area railings and walls dating from the 20th century.

The rear elevation is from the late 20th century but is designed in a sympathetic style, featuring a Tuscan porch, pilasters with sunk mouldings on either side, and a cornice that breaks forward at the center. It has four-pane sashes, except for a hound-headed stair sash with glazing bars. The right return includes one second-floor and one first-floor four-pane sash, along with a hipped roof single-storey block that also has a modillion cornice. The left return features one ground and one first-floor tripartite sash, as well as a second-floor Diocletian tripartite sash.

Inside, there is an original stick baluster stair with a ramped mahogany handrail, and two round-headed timber pilastered recesses on the first-floor landing. The joinery appears to be from the late 20th century. Although it functions as only half a house, Raymond Penny House occupies a prominent position in the town and has group value with Gotham House.