Building record 1185003000 - 19 & 19A MARKET HILL

Grade II. Pair of shops, formerly one building. C15, altered C19 and C20. Timber-framed, rendered, with slate roof and brick end stack. 2 units. 2-storey, 4-window range. Pair of C20 doors to left of centre approached by single stone step. Shop bay window to left with straight cornice hood extending over doors. Large C20 window to ground floor right. Pair of C20 windows to 1st floor right of centre, a 3-light window to 1st floor far left, both at lower level than those to right of centre. Rendered plinth, wall to right and some walling to rear of coursed and uncoursed limestone rubble. Building formerly consisted of one storey and attic; roof has been raised above former dormer windows. INTERIOR: right door leads to passage with timber-framed side wall and beamed ceiling. Ground floor room on this side has large blocked fireplace with massive cambered bressumer. Both shops have 2-bay roof to 1st floor with central chamfered arch-braced truss with cambered collar with king post and side struts, 2 tiers of stop-chamfered wind-braced butt purlins and wind-braced diagonal ridge piece. Wind braces form arches and are chamfered. 5 rafters to each bay. Closed trusses have tie beams and 3 posts to collar instead of arch braces. Inserted attic floor to roof to right of centre on spine beam (B2).