1 Monk Street

This building, comprising Nos. 47-49 Cross Street and No. 1 Monk Street, dates from the 18th century and forms an L-shaped block. The elevations are rendered and painted, with smooth stucco on Nos. 47 and 49, and roughcast on No. 48. The roofs are natural slate with red brick stacks. The building is of double depth, with three tall storeys, the second storey being lower, and has seven windows facing Cross Street and three facing Monk Street. Nos. 47 and 48 are two windows wide, while Nos. 49 and 1 are three windows, with a blind bay to Monk Street on No. 49.

A Doric giant order stands on a band at first floor level, though partially obscured by the shopfronts. The Cross Street elevation features clasping corner pilasters and another set between Nos. 48 and 49, creating four windows on the right side and three on the left. No. 47 has narrow bands separating the floors and between itself and No. 48. The Monk Street elevation displays the full first-floor band and the pilasters descending to the plinth. A central pilaster is flanked by two bays on either side, with the final pilaster at No. 1 functioning as a quoin but not clasping the corner.

The ground floor of No. 47 has a shopfront likely dating from around 1920, featuring a display window with slim mullions and curved glass, and a six-panel door to the left with panelled reveals. A photograph from 1909 depicts a different frontage with the house door situated to the right. A 1934 photograph shows the current arrangement. The ground floor of No. 48 has a plain late 20th-century shopfront with a single-pane display window and door on the left, with similar windows above. No. 49 has a late 19th-century public house frontage with arched heads, arranged as two-light window – door – two-light window – door – single light. This frontage extends around the corner onto Monk Street with a further two-light window.

The first floor windows throughout are 8 over 8 pane sashes, while the second floor windows are 4 over 8. A narrow 6 over 6 pane sash window is centrally positioned on the first floor of No. 49; a 1909 photograph shows this window previously had a pedimented architrave and may have once been part of a balcony used for displaying election addresses, situated opposite a prominent hotel. The architrave was removed after 1934. The Monk Street elevation features single-light windows with transoms on the ground floor and a giant doorway to No. 1, with a panelled door, transom light, panelled architrave and flat head supported by carved brackets. The first floor features six over 6 pane sashes, and the second floor has 3 over 6 pane sashes. Deep eaves are supported by brackets on both elevations. The roof is hipped at both ends facing Cross Street, but has a gable end facing Monk Street. Six massive brick stacks are present—two on each ridge and one at either end of the block.

The rear elevation includes dormers and roof-lights, indicating that part of the attic is usable as living space. The interior was not inspected during a recent survey, except for the ground floor, which has been converted into a single bar/restaurant area combining the interiors of Nos. 1 and 49, with no historic features visible.