17, 19 High Street

Earlier 19th century with later 19th century additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, symmetrical L-plan town house and shops, later shopfronts enlarged (c. 1890). Coursed snecked ashlar with smooth surrounds to principal (NE) elevation; cement render to cobbled side lane; whinstone rubble to rear. Central door with painted corniced doorpiece flanked by handed plate glass shop fronts with angled corniced fascias and decorative thistle and flower motif end brackets. Mosaic platt to left shopfront inscribed 'Maypole Dairy' with buttercup design; 'MDC' carved to lower corner and to bespoke brass door handle. Timber polygonal piended dormers. 20th century brick extension to rear right.

4-pane timber sash and case windows; 4-panelled central door with fanlight; glazed doors with fanlights to shopfronts; cast-iron rooflights; Pitched slate roof; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: former dairy to left is now converted to form offices (2006) but marble window shelving and geometric patterned tiled floor survive. Tiling and high level timber shelving with meat hanging hooks survive to butcher shop to right. Turned timber stair to 1st floor accommodation to rear yard.