17, 17A AND 18, MARKET PLACE

Nos 17, 17A, and 18 Market Place is a late 17th-century building constructed of white-washed brick. It features a hipped and sprocketed slate roof, with pantiles on the rear. The structure is two storeys high with attics and has a projecting moulded eaves cornice. A part-moulded brick band is visible on the Queen Street side. There are six first-floor windows, along with two blocked openings, which originally had contemporary sashes and casements. The mid-19th-century shopfronts include some moulded wooden ornamentation. The rear of the building has two projecting wings with brick tumbled gables.

Inside, there are two contemporary oak staircases, with the larger one located at the east inside No 17. Both staircases feature closed strings, plain newels topped with ball finials, and sturdy turned balusters. The south-east first-floor room boasts a contemporary plaster ceiling with a diamond-shaped centrepiece that frames the relief of a pelican. This detail, along with the larger staircase, suggests that the east end of the building was the main living area, while the west end likely served as the service area. Additionally, there are some early 19th-century cast iron fireplaces present.