140 High Street (EHER 38365)

An early to mid 16th and 17th century timber framed shop. It is rendered and has plain tiled roofs. The building is two storeys and has a cross-wing at the north end (gabled to the street); the adjoining range is recessed, parallel to the street and shares a roof with Nos 142 (EHER 38366) and 144 (EHER 38367). There are 20th century alterations and extensions.

September 1971. Grade II listed. An early to mid 16th and 17th century timber framed shop. It is rendered and has plain tiled roofs. The building is two storeys and has a cross-wing at the north end (gabled to the street); the adjoining range is recessed, parallel to the street and shares a roof with Nos 142 (EHER 38366) and 144 (EHER 38367). The ground floor has a 20th century shop front with fascia, display window and glazed door. The ground floor has a wide passage entrance with painted boarded doors. There are 18th century lean-to rear extensions with asbestos sheet roofs, behind the cross-wing which is hipped to the rear. No.140 High Street is a three-bay 16th century cross-wing with jowled posts, square exposed floor joists and no evidence for jetty. It has a crown-post roof with thin longitudinal braces to the front gable and over the first tie beam. The collar purlin stops at the king stud on the second tie beam. The central collar over the front two bays is tenoned rather than halved into slightly sturdier rafter pair. Some evidence for wall bracing and former windows on front and rear elevations. Originally these were single three-bay chambers on each floor. One 17th century door of moulded rebated boards survives on the first floor. The adjoining range is of the early 17th century with a clasped side-purlin roof, chamfered spine beam and smallish square floor joists. <1> See photos <2>. A three bay early to mid 16th century crosswing with a three-bay chamber on each floor. The low roof pitch (45 degrees) seems to be locally popular at this time, as is the small unexpressed gablet. It remains unclear whether there was a jetty, but probably not. The hall was rebuilt in the 17th century. <3>