9 Silver Street (EHER 38460)

An early 19th century timber framed and rendered house with earlier origins. It was originally a single storey open market stall, possibly 17th century, and has been raised, at the same time as No. 7 (EHER 38458), to form a two storey dwelling. It is now a private residence and has been combined with No. 11 to form a single dwelling.

September 1971. Grade II listed. A 19th century timber framed and rendered house with earlier origins. It has a low-pitched front roof slope covered in Welsh slate and a steeper rear slope covered with plain tiles. The roof is continuous with Nos 7 and 11 (EHER 38458 and EHER 38461). The building is two storeys and has a single storey extension with attic, and two further single storey outhouse extensions to the rear of this. There is a large chimney stack on the rear wall of the main range. The front elevation has a flat-roofed canted bay window on the ground floor and the doorcase has a flat hood on consoles and a moulded architrave. There is a ledge of tiles at the first floor. It was formerly a single-storey building and was later raised, at the same time as No.7 (EHER 38458, now part of the Blue Boar Hotel, EHER 7740) to form a two storey dwelling. Both No.9 and No. 7 were originally possibly outbuildings or market stalls. <1> See photo <2>. Note: The list description describes No. 9 as now a 'hostel', but it appears to be a private residence which has been combined with No. 11 (EHER 38461). There is no further information on its use as a hostel and this may be a mistake, where 'hotel' was intended instead, as seems to be the case for No. 7 (EHER 38458). It is less certain, however, that No. 9 has ever been used by the Blue Boar hotel (EHER 7740). The ledge of tile on the frontage does suggest that No. 9 was raised at the same time as No. 7, and therefore was considered alongside it at some time in the past, but it is not clear at what date No. 9 came to be considered once more as separate, nor when it was merged with No. 11. The paintwork of the frontage adds to this interpretation. Silver Street was formerly Maldon's fish market. These cottages have proved to be open timber framed boxes, probably market stalls of the early 17th century. <3>