Evelyn House (EHER 38426)

A 17th and 19th century timber framed and rendered house. The roof is covered with plain tiles. The building is two storeys with an attic and a cellar and has two extensions to the rear.

October 1951. Grade II listed. A 17th and 19th century timber framed and rendered house. The roof is covered with plain tiles. The building is two storeys with an attic and a cellar and two two-storey projecting gabled extensions on the rear elevation. On the front, is a two-storey segmental bow window with a flat roof, and a mid 19th century doorcase on the ground floor. The front range comprises a mid 17th century timber frame of two large bay. On the rear wall is a 17th century chimney stack with an inglenook fireplace, and the rear ground floor room has a marble fireplace. The kitchen in the north-west wing has a wide fireplace with keystone and mantel shelf. Many windows have internal folding shutters. The upper rear room in the south-east wing has a good early 19th century fireplace. All major rooms have cast-iron grates. There is evidence for a former passage at the north-west flank, and fragments of old pargeting on the original 17th century rear wall. <1> See photos <2>. The building abuts No.20 Market Hill (EHER 38427) to the north-west and Kings House (EHER 38425) to the south-east.