NHER 15858 (Building record) - Even nos 16 to 20 Cock Street

1980. Field Observation.
Even Nos 16 to 20 Cock Street visited by E. Rose (NLA).
No 16 is timber framed, jettied, but with boards of recent date nailed over bressumer and some timbers. 18th or early 19th century central doorcase with Venetian windows each side. Upper windows occupy the original spaces. Dormers of same period as doorcase; pantile roof.
Nos 18-20 [now NHER 65173] have been faced with brick, the jetty being underbuilt. Double front doorway between Doric pillars under heavy architrave. Very fine multi-angled brick chimneystack, early 17th century, probably same date as timber framing.
This brick facing seems 18th-19th century, but the north gable wall is of chequered brickwork - early 18th? - with SB in clamp irons. The other brickwork is whitewashed.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 March 1980.

January 1995. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description excerpt:
"House. Early 16th century, partly remodelled 18th century. Timber-framed with rendered and colourwashed brick. Red and black-glazed pantiles. L-plan hall house. Façade of two storeys and dormer attic. Painted door left of centre flanked by one 18th-century Venetian window right and left, with glazing bars. Jettied first floor with exposted studs. Three three-light metal casements. Modillion timber eaves cornice. Bell-based gabled roof with two open-pediment dormers...Rebuilt internal gable-end stack to south. Rear of this range with a gabled staircase tower with outshut...Cross wing formerly contained hall, of which six-light hall window remains on south side...Gabled roof with stepped gable to east. Internal stack to this gable. A further range extends east of one storey and dormer attic.
Interior - Ground floor front now one room. Roll-moulded bridging beam and eastern wall plate. West wall plate with double wave mouldings. Blocked fireplace. Rear range forms modem kitchen. Hall window has roll-moulded mullions. Chamfered spine beam. Rear extension to east open to roof J owled principal studs and arched braces to ties. Above this all is 20th century imitating a clasped purlin roof. Staircase to rear of front range is renewed stick baluster type. First floor studs to front range with arched braces. Main roof is of clasped purlin type, but fragmentary. Hall range roof similar but with addition of arched windbraces."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
E. Rose (NLA), 4 May 1995. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2021.

A mid 16th century wallpainting of Christ with angels was removed from the wall of No 16 in 1975 and given to NCM. No previous record of this before 1995 on NHER.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 24 May 1995.

Press cutting in file (S2).

December 1999.
New owners state that in removing a 'recent' fireplace they have uncovered another section of the wallpainting. Details to come from NCM and/or District Council.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 6 December 1999.

Nos 18 and 20 Cock Street are now recorded separately as NHER 65173.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2021.