35A and 35B High Street (EHER 38329)

A mid 19th century shop, possibly with 16th century origins. The entire premises is now used as a public house, and has adopted the southernmost two bays of EHER 38261 which adjoin No.35 to the north. Nos 35A and 35B are built of red brick in Flemish bond with Gault brick dressings and the roof is covered in slate. The ground floor, formerly two units, has a 19th century shop front to the east and a 20th century shop front to the west which returns onto the western elevation facing Church Walk.

September 1971. Grade II listed. A mid 19th century shop with offices. It is built of red brick in Flemish bond with Gault brick dressings and the roof is covered in slate. The building is three storey with plain parapet and a two-window range. The second floor has two recessed 12-pane sash windows with flat gauged Gault-brick heads and the first floor has two canted oriel windows with lead flat tops and sash windows; that to right has extra upper lights with fluted corner pilasters. On the ground floor the premises is split into two units. The unit to right (east) has a 19th century shop front with end consoles on panelled pilasters and tilted-out fascia; a 20th century glazed door under a 19th century rectangular fanlight and timber panelled stall-riser. That to the left (west) has a 20th century shop font with blind box, fascia, leaded lights over a plate-glass window and brick stall-risers. The western flank elevation to Church Walk has, on the second floor, a 12-pane sash window in a moulded surround. The shop front returns on the ground floor, flanked by a 6-pane fixed-light window. It abuts EHER 38261 to the north and EHER 38331 to the east. <1> See photos <2>. The partial truss of a 16th century roof survives isolated within a second floor room. Visible on the ground floor is evidence of a very late jettied building of two storeys. <3> Google Streetview imagery from April 2009 shows the building in use as a public house or restaurant called Oak House. <4> Note: The entire premises is now in use as a public house or restaurant, and incorporates the southernmost two bays of EHER 38261, which adjoin No. 35 to the north. The list description also describes the building as brick-built but is quite apparent that extensive timber framing is internally exposed on the ground floor (see <4>). The original building may have, therefore been a 16th century timber framed house, such as was the case for the adjoining property to the north, EHER 38261.