14 High Street (EHER 38317)

An early 17th century timber framed and rendered shop. It is primarily a two-bay building with a low upper storey which was originally jettied over an open front of two simple shop fronts, evidenced by openings in the frame which are visible from within. The jetty has been underbuilt with a 20th century shop front of large windows and a glazed door. On the south-western flank the exterior of No.12 (EHER 38315) is exposed on both floors and features the remains of a parlour door. The north-eastern flank was built open-framed against a 15th or 16th century open truss and is now infilled with later studwork.

September 1971. Grade I Ilisted. An early 17th century timber framed and rendered shop. The roofs are covered in plain tile and has two large gabled dormer windows. The building is single storey with attics. The formerly jettied ground floor has one bracket exposed on the exterior and two more to be seen within the building. The jetty has been underbuilt with a 20th century shop front of large windows and a glazed door. Internally there is an interesting timber frame with long, chamfered and lambs-tongue-stopped spine beam across the complete site width and an off-centre cross-passage leading to the rear stairs. The front wall provides evidence for two door-like openings and large, probable shop 'windows', without subdivisions. Above the south-western cross partition (now removed) is an A-frame truss with collar and dovetails and on rafter feet. Part of the rear wall is now of brick. The north-eastern flank was built open-framed against a 15th or 16th century open truss and is now infilled with later studwork. On the south-western flank the exterior of No.12 (EHER 38315) is exposed on both floors, with studwork and a parlour door with arched doorhead and hollow chamfers, probably of the early 16th century. The building abuts No. 16 to the north-east and the roof passes over the top of No. 12 to abut the east elevation of No.10 (EHER 38313) to the south-west. <1> See photos <2>. A utility commercial structure of the early 17th century. A two-bay building with a low upper storey with central A frame truss, jettied over an open front of two simple shop fronts, with a near central through passage. The south-west part is on the site of a hall which formerly adjoined the surviving late medieval crosswing on this flank (EHER 38315). The latter contains the remains of its parlour door. Framed openings in the roof indicated large front dormers, replicated by the modern replacements. The upper floor was possibly heated, by a chimney stack in the south-west corner. <3>