6 and 6A East Street (EHER 25142)

Late 14th to early 16th century timber-framed house and commercial premises.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Nos 6 and 6A (formerly listed as No 6 (Staffords House and shop). House and commercial premises, now two shops, flat, and workshops. Late 14th century to early 16th century, altered in the 18th and 19th century. RCHM 73. Grade II*. <1> House and outbuildings. The house was built in the 16th century and has a modern wing at the back with a projecting upper storey on the east side. Inside the building is a staircase with solid oak treads and some early 17th century panelling. An outhouse has a roof of rough king-post type and 16th-century date. The barn incorporates an early 16th century carved and moulded beam. <2> 2013. Field survey. Late medieval tenement plot which by 1600s had become a long range of buildings. Northerly side has been dated to 1441, being remodelled in the 16th century with a floor being inserted and its roof rose. Three adjoining buildings dated to the 17th century, created a complex of buildings, which are split into multiple ownerships. Predicted to start as two commercial buildings/workshops in the mid 15th century, with evidence of a smoke bay and a large working area (one of a few medieval commercial buildings who have survived). Single storey outbuildings of 6C and 6D adjoined in the 17th century however there is no clear evidence of their purpose, with the most likely suggestion being that they were used as workshops or similar. 16th century improvements with a remodelled hall, and introduction of a two storey parlour, and presence of a jetty. <3> See also: <4> <5>