26, 28 AND 28A, HIGH STREET

HIGH STREET 1. 1501 (North Side) Nos 26 & 28 No 28a SU 7423 3/43 II GV 2. Long, C16 building of 2 storeys and attic, 7 windows. Very high pitched, tiled roof with 2 substantial chimneys of narrow brick, one off-centre and one at left. One hipped, gabled dormer to No 26 and two later, flat dormers to No 28. Brick front of early C18 with segmental, gauged brick arches to narrow lst floor windows. The two left lst floor windows have been replaced by a late C19 camted bay. Two original sash windows with glazing bars in near-flush box frames at right of No 28; the others late C19 recessed sashes, those at left of No 28 enlarged. Sun Insurance signs at lst floor centre of each house. No 28A is a smell mid C19 door inserted between the other 2 houses, but it is not clear how much frontage it possess. No 12, Nos 16 to 28 (even) and No 28A form a group.

Listing NGR: SU7479923263