23 Well Street

23 Well Street is part of a group with 21 and 23 Well Street. This building is a long, two-storey structure with a roughcast exterior over timber framing and a slate roof, featuring a rendered plinth.

The roof of No 23 is slightly higher on the right side, with a rendered chimney stack. The entrance is slightly offset to the right of center and features a late 20th-century half-glazed door with small-pane glazing. To the left, there are two large, transomed, three-light wooden windows with quarries, likely from the late 20th century. Above the right-hand window, there is a three-light casement window with quarries, possibly from the 19th century. On the right side, there is a shop front with a half-glazed door on the left and a plain-glazed window on the right, framed by plain pilasters with moulded capitals, a narrow fascia, and a dentilled cornice on moulded brackets. Above the shop front, there is a 20th-century three-light wooden window with small-pane glazing. The rear of the building is rendered; on the lower left, there is a three-light wooden casement with quarries, possibly from the 19th century. To the right, there is a lower gabled wing with a brick end stack and 20th-century windows, including a two-light casement window offset to the left of the gable and a window on the west side.

Inside, there is a stair hall with a straight stair leading to the rear, possibly replacing a chimney. To the left, there is an office, and to the right, a closed partition leading to the shop. The upper storey retains box-framing on the walls and partitions, some of which are said to have lath or wattle infill. To the west, there is a truss with curved posts, possibly a modified cruck, with a tie-beam supported by braces. The central truss has a similar form and has also been altered, along with a further beam behind it. A beam with sockets at the upper level of the front wall was likely associated with an attic storey that has been removed, which previously had dormer windows. At the rear, beams have been cut through for the later rear wing. The eastern bay above the shop is not accessed but retains box framing.