40 Market Hill (EHER 38437)

A 17th and early 19th century timber framed house, at one time a shop. It has a rendered brick front and plain tile roof. The building is two storeys with an attic and a cellar, and has two rear ranges.

September 1971. Grade II listed. A 17th and early 19th century timber framed house, at one time a shop. It has a rendered brick front and plain tile roof. The building is two storeys with an attic and a cellar, and has two parallel, gabled, two storey ranges at the rear, running at right angles from the front. The ground floor has a 20th century boarded door and a long projecting fascia over two square shop-window bays, with sloping back soffits. Internally the front range has a first floor with substantial bridging joists and spine beams with small joists, mostly reused. The rear wall has large posts either side of an inglenook fireplace with a curved back and mantel beam. On the first floor, part of this rear wall has early 19th century panelling in pine, with two cupboard doors with L-hinges and an opening for a fireplace. The staircase has a short length of handrail with barleysugar balusters. <1> See photos <2>. The building abuts No.42 Market Hill (EHER 38438) to the north-east and No.38 (EHER 38434) to the south-west.