Numbers 7 And 9-17 Fisher Street

This is a row of houses, originally designed as dwellings, later adapted for commercial use as shops. The construction dates to the early to mid-18th century, with alterations made during the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily involving the insertion of shopfronts. The building is constructed of red brick with a red brick plinth, now painted on numbers 7, 9, 13, 15, and 17. It features a moulded wooden eaves cornice and a plain tiled roof with gable parapets, end stacks, and two ridge stacks located to the left and right of the center. There are single hipped dormers on numbers 7 and 9, and 15 and 17; flat-headed dormers are present on numbers 11 and 13. The building is two storeys high with an attic level and has a regular front with 12 windows on the first floor (two windows per house). Number 7 features glazing bar sashes with thick glazing bars, while number 13 has glazing bar sashes. Numbers 9 have sashes without glazing bars, and numbers 11 have standard sashes. Numbers 15 and 17 have margin-light sashes. Number 15 contains a single segment-headed margin-light sash and a panelled door with a transom-light in a segment-headed surround. A double shopfront with a central glazed door is located on the ground floor of number 7. To the left of number 9, there is a later 19th-century single shopfront with a recessed glazed door. Number 11 has an early to mid-19th-century shopfront, featuring a pilastered surround, entablature hood, and a panelled door in a segment-headed surround. An early 20th-century single shopfront is on number 13, with a recessed door to the left. Number 17 contains an early 20th-century double shopfront with an inset glazed door, offset to the left. The rear wall incorporates flint and brickwork, along with various brick and weatherboarded extensions. The building's group value is recognised as an aesthetically pleasing contribution to the streetscape.