27 And 29, Friarn Street

The houses at 27 and 29 Friarn Street date from the early and mid-18th century, with an early 19th-century wing added to the left (No. 27). They are constructed of Flemish-bond brick with a pantile roof and brick stacks to all gable ends, with stone quoins to No. 29. The buildings follow a double-depth plan, with a rear wing extending to the right of No. 29.

No. 27, likely built as an additional service wing, has a single window to the first floor, a horned 6/6-pane sash window. A late 20th-century wide elliptical arch has been inserted on the ground floor. To the left of this is a wall containing a 20th-century entrance door set below a segmental arch which rises halfway to the first floor. No. 29 is symmetrical with three windows across the front. It has a brick plinth, a platband, rusticated stone quoins, a dentilled brick cornice, and a probable mid-19th-century parapet. Steps lead to a stone doorcase with a moulded architrave, a stepped keystone, and consoles to the cornice. Flanking the door are mid-19th-century two-storey canted bays that reach into the cornice. A 6/6-pane sash window sits above the door. All windows to the front have flat arches and forward frames. A lead hopper head is visible at the front corner of the right return. A small attic casement window is situated to the right of the gable. A large 19th-century stair window, a 6/6-pane sash under a segmental arch, is located above a 20th-century entrance, now providing access to an upper flat.

Inside No. 27, early 19th-century cornices and fireplaces remain. No. 29 retains part of the main rafters, with the attic previously plastered over straw. The mid-18th-century dogleg staircase is situated between the rooms to the right; it features fretted ends, a swept handrail, a dado rail, a wreathed rail, a curtail step, and stick balusters. The landing on the first floor has a semicircular arch with a panelled soffit on moulded imposts at the top of the stairs, along with a coved cornice, dado rail, and skirting. A mid-18th-century fireplace with an eared architrave, an entablature, and a dentilled cornice is found in a first-floor room to the right. At the rear end of the rear wing, there is a chamfered cross-beam and evidence of an open fire. Stone steps lead to a flagged cellar with a central drainage gulley and a brick segmental-arched ceiling.