33A Chapel Street

This is an early to mid-19th century dwelling with later 19th and 20th century alterations, situated above an arched carriageway. The building is constructed of coursed red sandstone ashlar, some of which is rendered, and has a Westmorland slate roof. It is a narrow, rectangular building that aligns with the rear of the adjacent 33 Chapel Street, but projects slightly to the front.

The building is two bays wide and three storeys high, with a hipped slate roof. Though rendered, it features long and short quoins (some of which are exposed), and all openings have flush, red sandstone surrounds. An entrance on the left has a 20th-century door, flanked to the right by a window with a horned four-pane sash frame. These are set within the remains of the blocked arched carriage entrance, with portions of the original arch’s jambs visible. An original, blocked entrance sits to the right of the doorway. There are two windows to each upper floor, all fitted with horned two-pane sash window frames. The rear elevation has a central window on the ground floor, flanked by a doorway, a single first-floor window, and a yellow brick chimney with a soot box. A single window is visible on the upper floors of the right return.

The interior is now accessed via a stone-walled passage at the north end of the building, with a hatch providing access to a cellar beneath number 33 Chapel Street. The hatch lintel is formed of a re-used piece of early timber with visible peg holes. A mid-20th century L-shaped staircase rises from the end of the passage. Most of the interior lacks historic features, but notable fittings remain, including a section of the original early 19th-century staircase with moulded tread nosings, two early 19th-century plank and batten doors, a cupboard under the stairs, a length of simple plank panelling, and narrow beaded cornicing. The kitchen features a late 19th-century stone fireplace with an ornate cast-iron range and an adjacent ceramic sink set on a stone pier. Sections of the roof trusses are visible in the attic, alongside both original and replacement roof structure elements. A non-original brick single-storey range at the rear is not of special interest and is excluded from the listing.