38, 40 and 42 High Street, including attached church wall to left (E) (EHER 25436)

16th century timber framed houses with late additions, now three shops.

Formerly houses, now three shops. 16th century or earlier origins with 17th century additions to the south and east, 18th century facades and later alterations and additions and rear ranges. No. 38, Co-op Pharmacy is timber framed with a plastered facade, 16th century original red brick rear wing, grey slate roof, right red brick chimney stack, rear left fine tall 16th century red brick chimney stack, moulded base, 6 octagonal shafts with moulded rings and capping. It is two storeys. Right 19th century shop front, pedimented pilasters enclose the fascia. No. 40, Dry Cleaning Centre is painted brick, red plain tiled roof. Left external large attached shaft chimney stack shared with No. 42. It is two storeys. No. 42, Krystyna Hairstylist. A lower, smaller two storey range built in painted brick, with a grey slate roof, and a tall, attached shaft red brick chimney stack to right, shared with No. 40. To the left, east, is a remnant of the wall and buttress of the demolished Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels, said to have been built 1616 and demolished 1906, of red brick and flint with plinth. The buttress forward of No. 42, the wall continuing through the ground floor return. <1> A possible public building is at the rear of No. 38,40 High Street (TM 1073 3185), it is jettied to Stour Street. A dendrochronological date to the 1540s has been recovered from one of the timbers of this building. <2> Photographs <3>