24 and 24A High Street including 14 and 16 White Horse lane (EHER 38324)

Nos 24 and 24A High Street is a mid 16th century timber framed former house, originally with a jetty front to No.24. To the rear of No.24 is an early 18th century brick-built extension and to the rear of No.24A is a 20th century large flat-roofed extension; No.24A was substantially rebuilt in the 20th century. The former house has a later brick frontage with parapet and five-window range. No.24 has two canted bay windows and 19th century door, and No.24A has a 20th century partially recessed shop front. Some internal features remain and the timber frame is visible from within.

September 1971. Grade II listed. This listing includes Nos 14 and 16 White Horse Lane. A mid 16th century house with early 18th, early 19th and 20th century alterations, now flats and a shop. The former house is timber framed with a rendered brick front and plain tile roofs. It has a long purple- and red-brick range to the rear. It is two storeys with attics and cellar. The brick frontage has a plain parapet with curved step up to a taller parapet over No.24A. The frontage has a five-window range, three to No.24 and two to No.24A. The ground floor of No.24 has two canted bay windows, linked by a lead flat roof forming a shallow porch; in this recessed area is an off-centre early 19th century door approached by two steps. No.24A has a 20th century shop front with shallow fascia and recessed door. No.24A abuts Stonecroft (EHER 38322) to the west and No.24 abuts the White Horse Inn to the east (EHER 38325). To the rear of No.24 is an early 18th century extension block at right-angles to the main range. This is of two storeys with attics and is of purple brick with red-brick dressing and the plain tile roof is half-hipped to south. The rear of No.24A has a 20th century large flat-roofed extension. Internally, it is apparent this is a mid 16th century timber framed building with a former front jetty to No.24. The timber framed east wall is virtually complete with close studding exposed inside. There is an inserted attic floor from the late 17th or early 18th century which sits over the first floor of No.24. The rear wall of the timber framed part has a semicircular-headed doorway to an early 18th century block with 'egg-and-dart and 'daisy' pattern. The former arch-headed doors in the party wall between Nos 24 and 24A are now blocked. No.24A was substantially rebuilt in the 20th century. The rear room has elaborate 19th century hardwood decorations with a panelled ceiling and large quadrant brackets springing off moulded wall posts. <1> See photo <2>.