The Little Mead

The Little Mead is a mid-18th century house, originally a rear wing of Mead House on Thomas Street. It is now a separate property. The building is constructed of coursed squared limestone rubble, with a stone slate roof and a left-end stack rebuilt in artificial stone. It has an L-shaped plan, with one gable to the left and a further single-storey extension. The house has two storeys and an attic, with a one-window front. The first floor has one eight-over-eight sash window with an exposed timber lintel. The ground floor has a three-light window with a fixed twelve-pane light flanked by two four-pane lights, all under a flat arch lintel. The left side return has a Venetian window on the first floor with a flat, unmoulded surround, a raised keystone, and leaded lights. A similar Venetian window is also on the ground floor. A 20th century porch with a plank door sits at the angle of the two wings. A single-storey extension to the left, with a hipped stone slate roof, includes a plank door and an 18th century leaded-light window. The interior was not inspected.