Frith House

Frith House is a building of group value, dating from the 16th or early 17th century, although it was refaced in the early to mid-19th century. The front is constructed of painted brick on the left and roughcast render on the right, with an old tile roof extending over the east carriageway. The building has two gables and two storeys. A central 18th-century door features four fielded panels, an architrave, and a cornice hood. To the right is an oriel shop window supported by two brackets, with glazing bars. The first floor is jettied above the shop window, with a canted oriel window topped by a pediment. There are four-pane sash windows in reveals with a cambered head on the left side, and a similarly styled window on the first floor. Exposed timber framing is visible on the east flank wall, and a roof truss in the carriageway displays curved braces to the tie beam. A two-storey rear wing, partly timber framed and partly of colour-washed brick, is visible from Ward Place.