56 Westgate Street

56 Westgate Street is a building that was originally a shop and dwelling, later becoming a hotel, and is now a cafe as of 2021. The structure dates back to the early 19th century and underwent alterations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for its conversion into a hotel, with further changes made in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

The building is constructed of brick with stone details and has a double-depth plan with a rear wing to the left. It stands three storeys high with a cellar. The main facade on the ground floor was refaced in ashlar in the early 20th century and features a central entrance doorway flanked by slightly recessed windows, all framed by pilasters and an entablature. The upper floors are finished in red brick topped by a stone-coped parapet. On the first floor, there are three six-over-six sash windows with glazing bars, while the second floor has three three-over-three sash windows, all set in openings with flat-arched heads made of five raised and stepped stone voussoirs.

Inside, the ground floor was refurbished in the early 20th century to include bar rooms, service rooms, and stairs leading to the first floor. In the center of the first floor, there is a large stairwell illuminated by a skylight, featuring an early 19th-century staircase that has a swept handrail and stick balusters. Other rooms on the upper floors retain original joinery. The building was formerly known as the Lamprey Hotel.