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Summary The current building on this site appears to have been totally rebuilt some time in the 20th century, probably using the original foundations and walls of an earlier building on the High Street frontage.
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No. 24 High Street is a stone built house of two storeys, with a machine tiled roof. It is one room thick, and had various additions at the rear. Originally there was a side passage giving access to the baker’s shop along the side in the position of the present garage. The front and embedded back wall are c.500mm thick, thus appear to be founded on the walls of an earlier building on this site. The remainder of the interior appears to have been totally rebuilt in the 20th century. The windows and central front door are modern. Discontinuity in the coursing of the stonework indicates that the original windows have been widened and new concrete lintels provided for the new larger windows. The roof has also been wholly renewed, and has brick end gable walls with attached gable stacks corbelling over to the ridge.
History The early maps show a central rear wing which has since been demolished, leaving no evidence. The land at the rear of 24 High Street had been acquired by the Working Men's’ Club by 1935, for use as a car park. The property is known to have been used as a bakery in the late 19th and early 20th century |
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