15-18, Allhalland Street

The building at 15-18 Allhalland Street is a group of houses with shops, dating to the early or mid-18th century, with an early 19th-century addition on the right-hand end; the basic structure may be even older. It is constructed of solid rendered walls. The roof is largely hidden from view, but appears to be tiled at the rear, with slate on the roof of number 18. A rebuilt red-brick chimney is located on the right gable end of number 17. The window arrangement suggests an original design as a 3-room-and-cross-passage house, one room deep. The building is three storeys high with a basement, although number 18 is two storeys. Numbers 15-17 have a five-window front, with all windows being two-light, except for a blind single-storeyed window second from the left. Number 18 has a single-window front. Numbers 15 and 16 feature an early or mid-19th century shop front with a doorway at each end and a four-paned display window in the centre; the doorways are flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature. The original six-panelled door with knocker remains at number 15. A smaller 19th-century shop front is positioned to the left, likely dating to slightly later. The shop front on the right (number 17) was altered in the late 19th century but retains a cornice with console brackets at each end. Second-storey windows are segmental-headed with fluted keystones; the blind window contains a fire insurance plaque with a crown and number. Six-paned sashes are found in box frames throughout, except for the second-storey window on the right-hand side, which has a late 20th-century wooden frame with transom lights. A boxed eaves cornice is present. A cellar window in the left gable wall has a chamfered and stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops wood lintel, possibly dating to the 17th century or earlier. Number 18, which shares a front door with number 17, has a late 20th-century door and a canted bay window to the right; the upper storey has eight-paned sashes. The interior has not been inspected.