Nos 51 And 53 And Attached Railings

Two houses, built in the early 19th century, stand on the south side of High Street, Chard. The houses are stuccoed with painted stone dressings, have a slate roof with stepped coping to the left gable end, and brick ridge and end stacks. They are arranged with a double-depth plan, each house having a two-window range with adjoining staircase halls. The houses present a four-window facade, with 8/8-pane sashes to the first floor. Number 51 has a carriage entrance with an elliptical arch on the far left. Two adjacent doorcases are centrally positioned, featuring painted, panelled pilasters and reveals under a moulded cornice. They contain six-panel doors, with the upper panels now glazed, and overlights. Flanking these doors are rectangular four-light bay windows with late 19th-century horned sashes of 1/1-panes. The interior was not inspected. Early 19th-century forecourt railings run along the front, set on a stone plinth and feature palmette tops with urn finials at intervals.