4, 5 And 6, West Street

This property comprises a shop and offices, likely originally a town house, dating from the early to mid-18th century, with earlier origins and alterations from the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of red brick in a header bond, with details such as flared headers. It has hipped plain-tile roofs and brick stacks, both lateral and internal. The building follows a T-shaped plan and has a 9-window facade, arranged over two storeys. A six-panel door is situated to the right of the centre, approached by two stone steps, framed by a moulded wooden surround with fluted Ionic pilasters, an entablature with a pulvinated frieze, a dentilled cornice, and a pediment. A 12-pane sash window sits to the right of the door, featuring a gauged brick flat arch. A 19th-century shop front is present on the far right. A canted bay window occupies the centre of the ground floor, and a blocked carriage arch is located to the left of the centre; its segmental-arched head, originally of gauged brick, is now filled with a six-panel, part-glazed door and a 12-pane sash window. Further 12-pane sash windows are found on the ground floor to the left and on the first floor, all with flat-arched, gauged brick heads. The plinth is partially composed of limestone rubble and coursed squared limestone. A pair of cellar windows, with segmental-arched heads, are located at the far left. Brick pilasters are present at each end of the front elevation, along with a fine wave-moulded and dentilled brick cornice and a panelled, stone-coped brick parapet. The roof consists of multiple small hips. A two-story wing extends to the rear centre, featuring timber framing with rendered panels, potentially dating back to the 17th century. The three-bay section on the left (No.6) includes a well-preserved early 19th-century railing with spear finials and vases on standards. Inside No.6, the cellar appears to have originally served as a kitchen, containing a fireplace. A first-floor room boasts a moulded wood cornice and fielded panelling.