NHER 26258 (Building record) - 23 to 27 St Andrew's Street

Street range: 17th century building constructed with flint rubble rear wall and gables. Two storeys plus three gable dormers. Carriage entry at extreme right-hand side.The window pattern in the rendered façade reflects the sub-division of the property into three separate units. These were re-united in 1989 although the interior now relates to this, and not to the original plan.

A small stretch of 16th century timber framing with brick infill was uncovered during the recent building work. The jowled head of one principal post, uncovered during building work, had been hacked back for the later extensions.

The butt-purlin roof construction suggests that in the 17th century, there was a stack against the west gable, and that the present off-centre stack is a later insertion, although the evidence is not conclusive.

Rear range: this dates from the 17th century and is at right-angles to the street. This two storeyed block continues the line of the west gable of the street range and is constructed with flint walls. It was built with one room on each floor each side of a central stack, although the northern room was truncated in the 20th century.

Internal alterations make it impossible to determine the relationship between the two blocks.