Nos 47 And 48 Including Slaughterhouse To Rear And Walls Of Rear Plot

Nos. 47 and 48 is a house with a shop, which includes a former slaughterhouse at the rear. The house likely dates from the late 18th century and features a 20th-century shop front, while the slaughterhouse is from the 19th century. The upper storey is painted and slate hung, possibly on a timber frame, and the rear elevation is made of local grey limestone rubble. The building has a natural slate roof that is gabled at both ends, with end stacks that have rendered shafts and platbands, and cast-iron rainwater goods.

The structure has a double-depth main block that is two rooms wide, although the ground floor has been gutted for modern shop use. A modernised rear right wing connects the shop to the former slaughterhouse in the rear courtyard. The exterior is two storeys high with a three-window front. The ground floor features a late 20th-century plate-glass shop front with a recessed door to the left leading to accommodation. On the first floor, there are three late 18th-century or early 19th-century 12-pane sash windows with moulded frames, and an attic dormer with a two-light casement window. The rear elevation retains two first-floor 16-pane hornless sash windows with stone arches.

The small rectangular slaughterhouse at the rear is built of local grey limestone rubble and retains its original Ashburton limestone paving and roof construction from the 19th century. Inside, the slaughterhouse contains carcase hooks and a large timber drum pulley, likely used for slaughtering, making it a rare survival in an urban setting.