Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
10/04/1989
Date of Amendment
10/04/1989
Name of Property
43 High Street
Location
Stepped down from the adjoining properties; close to the corner with Great Oak Street. Old cobbled pavement to front.
History
Possibly late C17/early.
Formerly The Comrades PH.
Exterior
C18 pair of 2-storey cottages with modern alterations. 1-window to No 43, 2-windows to No 44 with vertically dividing band; rendered ground floor to No 43, and boarded to No 44. Modern casement windows to No 43 with earlier C20 door; 1-painted over small pane metal frame casement and one small pane wooden casement to No 44 with shop window below - bracket cornice, pilasters and half glazed door.
Modernised rear to No 43. Very steep old slate roof retained to No 44 with 1-storey and attic cross range and tall red brick chimney stack. Behind this is a further cross range, with louvered ventilation clerestory which adjoins the brick part of the United Services Club, former flannel mill.
Interior
No 44 is said to retain an old fireplace.
Reason for designation
Included for group with Nos 40 to 42 and the United Services Club.
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