105, Church Street

No. 105 Church Street is a house in a row that dates back to the 15th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It features square panel framing with plaster infill, a tile roof, and brick stacks. The building has an L-shaped plan consisting of a hall and solar type with a parallel front range. The ground floor has been entirely cleared for 20th-century commercial use, and there are flat-roofed additions at the back. However, the original two-room layout is preserved on the upper two floors, which include a corner staircase and an adjoining room.

The exterior is two storeys high with an attic and has four windows. It was refenestrated in the late 19th century, featuring two tall gabled dormers with framing and three-light casements with transoms, as well as four two-light casements with transoms below, all having chamfered wood mullions and raised surrounds. The ground floor has a shop front from 1991 that is designed in a style sympathetic to the 19th century, replacing an earlier unsuitable plate-glass front. The ridge of the rear wing is slightly visible above the main ridge on the right side.

Inside, the building retains significant original timberwork, including heavy braced square-framed party walls. The first-floor room to the left has a four-compartment ceiling with chamfered beams. There is a fine 17th-century dogleg staircase with square newel posts, a heavy moulded handrail, and twisted balusters; this staircase runs through both upper floors but has been truncated between the ground and first floors due to recent alterations. The attics also feature framed gables and large cambered tie-beams at floor level. One wind brace remains in the back slope of the roof, with a corresponding mortice in the opposite principal. The upper half-landing has remnants of a large corner post, and the back wing retains some of its framing. This building is significant within a group that has seen substantial rebuilding on either side, and the recent renovations have been carried out with care, respecting the scale of the surrounding properties.