St John'S House

St John's House is a former schoolmaster's house that has more recently been used as a restaurant. It dates back to the 15th century but was largely rebuilt in 1695 and altered in the 20th century. Originally, the building featured timber framing on the first floor, but the front was reconstructed in red brick laid in Flemish bond, while the ground floor is made of coursed and uncoursed limestone rubble. The roof is covered with plain tiles and has brick end stacks.

The house has a three-unit plan and is two stories high with a four-window range. To the left, there is a six-panel door with an overlight and a wooden lintel, flanked by 20th-century bay windows that have hipped plain-tile roofs. To the right of the center on the ground floor, there are a pair of wood mullion and transom windows with wooden lintels, and similar windows are found on the first floor. The building features a first-floor storey band, deep chamfered limestone eaves, and three hipped roof dormer windows. The end walls are made of coursed squared limestone, with the left side appearing as quoins. The rear wall consists of uncoursed limestone rubble on the ground floor and timber framing on the first floor with red brick infill.

Inside, there is a moulded spine beam in the left ground floor room and a large inglenook fireplace with a bressumer. St John's House is attached to the north end of The Old Latin School and was rebuilt after a fire at the expense of Alexander Denton to serve as a residence for the Master of the Royal Latin School.