5, Charles Street

No. 5 Charles Street is a house built around 1830-1840, constructed from plastered stone rubble, although the stucco detail on the front has been lost. It features a left end stack with an exposed brick chimney shaft and old chimney pots, topped with a slate roof. The house is two storeys high with attics and has a single-window range. A recessed window bay holds a 12-pane sash window on each floor. To the right, there is a plain doorway that features a recessed 20th-century door beneath a narrow overlight. The eaves are plain, and the parallel roof includes a front 19th-century gabled dormer with wavy bargeboards and a small horned 4-pane sash window. The rear of the house has more 12-pane sash windows. The interior has not been inspected but is expected to be of interest. The houses on Charles Street form the west side of the Market Square and are part of a notable group of artisan dwellings. This area was developed in the 1820s and 1830s on land that was reclaimed from the old tidal mill pool.