6, Smith Street

No. 6 Smith Street is a small shop that has been converted into a cafeteria, with a house above. It likely dates from the 17th century, although it has undergone some modernisation. The building features mixed construction, with stone rubble side walls and a roughcast timber-framed front. There is a stone rubble stack in the left side wall topped with a 19th-century rendered brick chimney shaft, and the original slate roof has been replaced with pantiles.

The building has three storeys and a one-window front that was remodelled in the mid-19th century. The ground floor has a plain 19th-century timber shop front, which includes a window with glazing bars and a doorway to the right with a 20th-century glazed door. The fascia is supported by end pilasters. Above this, the roughcast façade features a single central horned four-pane sash window with horizontal glazing bars on each floor. The roof has plain eaves and a hipped front end.

The interior was only partially inspected, focusing on the ground floor. The scantling of the chamfered crossbeam and the joists suggest they are from the 17th century. Other 17th-century features may still exist on the upper floors, although they are likely concealed by later plaster. This building is an interesting example of a very small 17th-century house, more typical of a shopkeeper's residence than that of a merchant. When it was built, it occupied a prime trading position at the junction of Higher Street and Smith Street.