1-15, THE SHAMBLES (See details for further address information)

MALTON

SE780715 THE SHAMBLES 801-1/8/136 (South West side) Nos.1-15 (Odd)

GV II

Row of 8 shops, now shops and market office. Early-mid C19. Painted brick on painted stone plinth. Overhanging pent roof of slate on shaped brackets, hipped and curved on plan at each end; 4 brick stacks. Each shop consists of a single bay. 1-storey 8-bay range. Shop fronts consist of door to right of shop window over brick riser. Original doors were plank and batten, and are retained throughout, except in No.5. Original windows were of 15 square panes and set back to accommodate shutters, as in No.15; Nos 9 & 11 retain re-set small-pane windows. A continuous louvred ventilation grille runs across the heads of windows and doors; most have been boarded over but open ones survive in Nos 5 & 9. Shop front to No.1 returns at left end, on Market Place, with 12-pane window beneath blocked louvred ventilation grille. Overhanging roof forms continuous canopy over shop fronts. INTERIOR: each shop, except No.7, retains small fireplace, now blocked-off or with replacement grate, against rear wall. Together, Nos 1-15 and 2-16 (qv) The Shambles constitute an interesting example of a planned thoroughfare, laid out to link the Market Place with the newly opened Cattle Market. The shops are said to have been butchers' shops. (Hudleston N A: History of Malton and Norton: Scarborough: 1962-: 189-90).

Listing NGR: SE7852571763