16 And 17, Market Place

Nos 16 and 17 Market Place are two shops and houses dating from the early 19th century. They are constructed of ashlar stone and are colourwashed, featuring a flat roof behind a shallow parapet. The building has three storeys and six bays, built on a curve. The ground floor includes two double shopfronts; the shopfront for No 16 has 19th-century stone pilasters and a fascia, while No 17's shopfront is quite plain and lacks a fascia. Between these shopfronts, there are plain doorways in bays 3 and 4. The doorway in bay 3 is mutilated, but bay 4 features a six-panel door with a margined fanlight above. At the upper levels, there are 12-pane sash windows set in plain openings, separated by a band course, and topped with an elaborate moulded cornice. The interior has not been seen. This building is visually important in the heart of the town.