5 Monk Street

5 Monk Street is a building that imitates masonry with roughcast and features long and short chamfered quoins, topped with a Welsh slate roof. During its last restoration, the keystones and stucco architraves that were originally present on all the windows were removed. The structure consists of a central portion that is set back between two identical wings, arranged in a 2 : 3 : 2 bay configuration. It has three storeys and a basement, with a lower top storey.

On the first floor, there is a central round-headed window with an interlace head, which was inserted around 1800 and is flanked by fluted pilasters and a moulded archivolt. The remaining windows are plain double-hung sashes, featuring 6 over 6 panes on the ground and first floors, and 3 over 6 panes on the top floor. A central porch with Corinthian columns and a frieze adorned with flutes and paterae was also added around 1800; this frieze extends across the flanking windows. The entrance features a 6-panel door set in an arched recess, topped with an Adam-style fanlight. Above, there is a modillion cornice with deeply projecting eaves, and the hipped roof has a bell-cast design, with an external stack rising the full height of each gable wall.

The rear elevation mirrors the street front with its 2 : 3 : 2 bay arrangement, but the central section is set forward. The windows are similar to those on the front, except the top floor in the wings has only single windows. The central first-floor window is repeated, but now located on the half landing. There are two doors leading to the central part, along with some alterations to the windows. The basement has areas for kitchen windows. The modillion cornice continues along the back wall but does not wrap around the stair projection, suggesting that this feature may have been added around 1800.

During the resurvey, only the ground floor and stair were observed. The main reception room on the left showcases more decoration from around 1800, with flat arches supported by fluted Corinthian pilasters. The open-well stair features a cut string and two plain balusters for each tread, along with a curtail and panelled dado. While the design of the stair suggests it may have originated in the early 18th century, the current version dates from around 1800. In contrast, the attic stair is a late 17th-century type, featuring a closed string dog-leg design with closely set turned balusters. This detail is referenced in Kissack. It is noted that all other features, except for the cellar, date from 1985 to 1987.