30 Quay Street

Town house at left end of terraced row, attached to No 31. Painted stucco, slate roof with C20 modillion eaves cornice and red brick end stacks. Three-storey and cellar, 3-window range of 12-pane sashes with central doorway and tripartite sash to right. Two cellar openings in plinth on the outer sides of lower windows. Four steps up to plain doorway with original fielded-panelled 8-panel door. Plaque at top right reading 'This pine end belongs to Colonel Owen'. Straight joint to No 31 stepped in at top floor suggesting that there may have been a 2-storey house raised a storey in earlier C19. Rear has rear NW wing with 12-pane sash each floor on S return, hipped close-eaved roof and W end stack. Lower 2-storey addition to W out to line of medieval town wall.

Fine earlier C19 open string staircase, scrolled treads, with stick balusters and narrow hardwood ramped rail, and slim column newels. Stair rises from ground floor to attic. Contemporary flat-headed staircase window, six-panel doors with sunk panels. Moulded ceiling borders, some reeded with square rosettes and some leaf scroll. Basket-arched sideboard alcove with reeded pilasters and arch to NE front room. Mid to later C19 grey marble fire place surround with carved consoles.