50, Barton Street

No. 50 Barton Street is a house, part of a pair, likely built in the late 16th century. It features a timber-frame structure with brickwork and a tiled roof, along with a brick stack. The building has a right-angle plan set gable to the street, which was formerly jettied but is now underbuilt. It is probably the remaining cross wing of a hall house, with the hall itself replaced by No. 49A in the 19th century. The exterior showcases square panel framing with arch bracing and brick nogging, and the front wall is set forward from No. 49A by approximately 0.5 meters.

The house is two storeys high with an attic and has a single-windowed front gable. It features 19th-century two-light casements above a three-light transomed window, with horizontal bars. To the right, there is a 20th-century door under a lightweight timber peaked hood, accessed by three stone steps. The long right return wall is rendered and has some applied framing, with a two-light casement on the second floor. The stack is positioned at the eaves on the adjoining ridge, shared with No. 49A. The back gable wall has been rebuilt in brick and includes steel windows at the ground floor with segmental brick heads. A small gabled outbuilding is present, featuring a two-light casement and a door.

Inside, the timber-framed end range reveals framed trusses with two collars, butt purlins, and brick and lath and plaster infill. There is a narrow central smoke bay that contains a later brick stack and a ladder stair with a door at the bottom. The first floor includes a front room with 17th-century scratch-moulded panelling and a cornice, while the left front room has square panelling and a cornice. The rear room has scratch-moulded panelling in one corner with lozenge patterns on each panel, and a dogleg stair is situated between the rooms. The first floor features simple early 18th-century column-on-vase balusters and an uncut string. The interior retains several notable 17th-century features, including the panelling and the smoke bay, making it a rare and significant survival.