23, Market Street

CIRENCESTER

SP0202 MARKET PLACE 578-1/4/234 (North side) 23/07/71 No.23

GV II

Bakery with shop and cafe. Early C18, possibly with earlier origins, with C19 and C20 alterations. Stucco to front, left side wall timber-framed; Welsh slate parapeted roof, hipped to left, to front range; no stack visible to front. Narrow front to Market Place with long range of buildings containing restaurant and bakery to rear. 3-storey 1-window range. First floor has one 8/8-pane sash window, second floor has one C19 4/8-pane horned sash window. Ground floor has projecting C20 timber shopfront with plate glass windows, glazed door and deep parapet over. Coped parapet. INTERIOR partially inspected; C20 staircase from ground to first floors, early C18 oak open well staircase with 2 turned balusters per tread, shaped cheek-pieces, ridged and corniced handrail from first to second floors; ground floor front has 2 unchamfered cross-axial beams supported on 2 wall posts with chamfered girding beam over to left side; first floor front has similar arrangement of beams and wall posts, beam to rear chamfered with step stop to left, first floor centre room has chamfered plastered beam with run out stop, early C19 four-panel door with segmental-arched head with moulded architrave with reeded pilasters to left and right, first floor rear has C20 interior. Inspection of rear ranges externally or internally not possible, rear wing noted as having area of timber-framing with brick infill to right side.

Listing NGR: SP0237702059