Garden Walls Immediately East Of No 31 (Cross Tree House)

The garden walls immediately east of No. 31, known as Cross Tree House, are likely from the 18th century but may include earlier materials from a medieval hospital founded around 1450. Constructed of granite rubble with shaped brick coping, the walls are notably thick in some lower sections. They rise to about 5 metres high and enclose a rectangular garden that measures approximately 30 metres by 15 metres. The south-east, south-west, and north-west corners of the walls are indented. There is a brick segmental arch gateway on the west side that leads to a lane, providing access to a side door of the house. The churchyard lies to the north, where the ground is at a higher level, while Cross Street is to the south. The garden is located behind the Almshouses to the east, and to the west, a churchyard lane separates the garden from Cross Tree House. Besides the potential incorporation of earlier materials, these walls hold significant group value in relation to the church and the Almshouses.