33,35,37, KIRKGATE

A row of three houses dating from the early 19th century, with 20th-century restoration. The facades are rendered, with a 20th-century tile roof. The houses are two storeys high on the street side, but rise to four storeys at the rear (south). There are four windows on the first floor. A stone plinth and shallow quoins are visible. The arrangement of doors and windows from left to right is: window, a door to number 33, a door leading to a passage, a door to number 35, a window, a door to number 37, and a window. The doors are four-panel affairs; numbers 33 and 37 have the upper halves glazed, with Doric pilasters and heavy cornices. A continuous cornice runs above the three doors on the left. The ground-floor windows of numbers 33 and 35 are 20th-century sashes, while number 37 has a casement window. The first-floor windows consist of three side-sliding sashes and one 20th-century casement. There is an eaves band and shaped kneelers. Chimney stacks are situated at each end of the ridge, and between numbers 35 and 37. The row of houses is built against a cliff face overlooking the River Nidd. The lower two storeys to the rear are partly rock-cut, and include 20th-century extensions. During renovations at number 33, cobbles were discovered within an internal wall.