Monksmead

Two houses, Nos. 25 and 27 Monksmead, were built in the late 18th century, with a rear wing dating to the 17th century. The houses are constructed of Ham Hill stone ashlar, with a slate roof featuring stepped stone copings and brick stacks positioned centrally and at the right-hand gable end. A truncated stack is present on the left. They are arranged with a double-depth plan.

Each house is two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-window facade. No. 27 has 6/6-pane sashes on the first floor, and early 19th-century eight/eight-pane sashes flanking an eight-panel door. The upper two panels of the door are glazed, the central four are raised and fielded, and the lower two are beaded. A narrow shop window formerly stood to the left of the door, but it has now been filled in with matching ashlar. No. 25 has early 19th-century eight/eight-pane sashes, and a 20th-century shop has been inserted to the right, with a ramp leading to a set-back door.

Inside No. 27, there is a flagstone stairhall, some late 18th-century doors with rim locks, an early 19th-century dog-leg staircase, and an elliptical arch to the landing. An incomplete late 19th-century cast-iron arch-plate remains, originally relating to a register grate, but now with an inserted 20th-century grate.

The rear wing is constructed of limestone rubble and is significantly remodelled. However, it retains an inglenook fireplace featuring a chamfered, almost flat arch to the Moolham stone lintel, with stopped chamfers to the jambs. A bread oven is located to the right of the fireplace. The rear wing is set into the hillside at first-floor level.