49, The Street

No. 49 The Street is a detached dwelling dating from the 17th century. It is constructed of squared and coursed limestone with stone slate roofs, featuring a T-plan layout. The building has two steep gables facing the street, cross gables, and a deep gabled back wing with double diagonal stone stacks that have moulded cappings.

The street-facing side has two storeys, with attics and roof spaces ventilated by small stone elliptical oculi in each gable. The façade has a two-window arrangement with three-light double-chamfered mullioned windows under a continuous drip mould that returns a short distance to the gables at both the ground and first floors, and a two-light double-chamfered mullioned window under stopped drips on the second floor. The central entrance features a six-panel door within a broad splayed surround and a flat stone hood supported by decorative consoles. The left gable mirrors the front but lacks a continuous drip mould; it has two sashes with glazing bars on the ground floor. To the left of the main gable is a small two-storey gable topped with a saddle stone and ball finial, containing two-light casements. The right return gable has two small lights under stopped drips and two blocked openings.

Inside, there is a newel stair that runs through two floors, flanking the main stack on the right, with the lower flight reputed to conceal stone treads. A wide plank and batten door leads to the upper flight. The ground and first floors feature beams with quirked hollow moulds that run to stops. The roof structure is mostly original, with the feet of the rafters at the valleys supported by flat timber corbel pieces set on haunched posts built into the walls. The main fire surround on the ground floor to the right has a four-centred arch formed from one large stone, set against plain stone cheeks, all with a simple chamfer. The walls are generally between 650 mm and 700 mm thick. This property was formerly a clothier's house and was known as the 'White Hart' until 1917.