HERITAGE STATEMENT PREPARED IN RELATION TO: 15 SILVER ...

R20017/RJM

HERITAGE STATEMENT

PREPARED IN RELATION TO:

15 SILVER STREET, MASHAM

SEPTEMBER 2020

R20017 – 15 Silver Street, Masham – Heritage Statement

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1.0 Introduction a Maddison James Associates Ltd are appointed by Peacock & Verity

Community Spaces Ltd to prepare a statement to advise on the conservation philosophy and approach to be taken when procuring reinstatement, repair & alteration works at 15 Silver Street; given its special character.

b This report is an appraisal of the site and sets out the conservation

philosophy and approach to be taken when dealing with the development and the impact the proposed works have on the surrounding area.

c The report is prepared by Richard Maddison B.Sc (Hons) DipBldgCons

MRICS IHBC, a Chartered Building Surveyor accredited in Building Conservation with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.

2.0 Historical Significance

2.1 Generally a Masham is a market town contained in the Harrogate district of North

Yorkshire, located in Wensleydale on the western bank of the River Ure. Masham was historically a large parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The parish of Mashamshire included the townships of Burton-on-Yore, Ellingstring, Ellington, Fearby, Heaby, Ilton and Swinton.

b There is evidence of Roman activity in the area but the first permanent

settlers were the Angles followed by the Vikings in 900 AD. Masham (originally Maessa’s Ham) is located on the rise above the river Ure and owes its development to its close proximity to a Roman road and its position in Wensleydale en-route from York. During the middle ages Masham developed as a small town with milling, mining, cloth making and tanning industries.

c The Vikings introduced sheep farming to the area and the market subsequently thrived due to the close proximity of Jervaulx and Fountains Abbey. The first market charter was received in 1251 with a market possibly at the northern end of Park Street. In 1393 a Wednesday Market was granted held on the present site on Market Place.

d St Mary’s Church was most likely founded in the seventh century on the

site of the current town hall on what was known as Cockpit Hill. The


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present church has some Anglo Saxon features but is mainly Norman with fifteenth century additions.

e Masham became the crossroads for several pack horse tracks. In 1755

the present stone bridge was built over the Ure replacing a succession of timber structures and was widened further in 1908.

f The brewing industry emerged in the nineteenth century with Lightfoot

brewery to the rear of the Black Bull on Silver Street. Robert Theakston acquired the brewery in 1827 and moved to Red Lane in 1875. Lightfoot moved to the Wellgarth Brewery which is now the home of the Black Sheep Brewery.

Figure 1: OS Plan 1890. g Masham today is a rural market town with a population of around 1250.

The brewing industry remains the dominant trade within the town along with I’Anson Animal Feeds.

h Masham has a tradition for the arts. Turner painted whilst staying in the

town and Masham provided a home to Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817) and Reginald Brundrit (1883-1960). Masham remains a creative hub to this day.

i The historic core of Masham (pre 1850) is contained within the area bounded by the Market Place and Park Street and extending along Park Street to the south and Silver Street to the North. The mediaeval core evolved along Park Street and Church Street and into Market Place, with the burgage plots visible to the south and west sides, and also along


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Silver Street. These burgage plots lead to the creation of the ginnels which are a features of these areas. Historically these properties were low timber framed thatched structures, replaced with stone structures as the town grew in prosperity in the 18th century.

j The traditional buildings of Masham are predominantly eighteenth and

nineteenth century. There are two distinct elements within the town. The buildings that face onto Market Place (and Little Market Place) and down the main arterial routes of Park Street and Silver Street are more imposing than the lesser buildings contained within the ginnels and further down those routes.

k Most buildings are orientated with the main frontages off the pavement

giving a hard edge. Archways through to developments behind are a particular characteristic of Masham.

l Stone and render are the predominant walling material. Coursed

squared rubble is used to the primary facades with cobstone and render used also. The majority of roofs are finished with stone or welsh slate. Windows are predominantly timber sash (vertical or horizontal).

m There is evidence of mediaeval activity to the southern end of Silver

Street where buildings on the western side follow the traditional pattern of the town core set out on the line of burgage plots. The properties are built back off the line of the pavement with the exception of Nos. 19-29 which are set back with a small garden to the front.

n The eastern side of Silver Street consists of twentieth century housing

with front gardens. o To the area to the rear of Silver Street has housed a number of small

scale industries (including the original Theakston’s brewery) and workers cottages in the past and is now predominantly housing. The buildings in this area are densely packed with no formalised footpaths.

2.2 Conservation Area and Listed Building a 15 Silver Street is in the Masham Conservation Area, Zone 7. 15 Silver

Street is noted as a building of local interest within the Conservation Area Appraisal.

b 15 Silver Street is not listed. There are 68 buildings and structures

included on the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historical interest in Masham. Listed below are buildings within close vicinity of 15 Silver Street. These buildings are included on the list for


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Group Value. The buildings are named in accordance with their description in the list.

House and Shop Occupied by Mr. Lawson, Little Market Place – Grade II. Bay Horse Inn, Silver Street – Grade II. Fayre Enough Restaurant, Silver Street – Grade II.

Offices Occupied by J F Bird and Dacre Son and Hartley, Silver Street – Grade II. Shop Occupied by Beaver’s with House to Rear, Silver Street – Grade II. Silverdale, Silver Street – Grade II. House and Shop Occupied by L and M Salton, Silver Street – Grade II. Ariguane, The Cottage, Silver Street – Grade II. Post Office House, Silver Street – Grade II. College Grove, College Lane – Grade II.

c The Masham Conservation Area was designated on 15th October 1975,

was amended in 1995 and following approval of the Conservation Area Character Appraisal the boundary was extended further on 10th December 2008.

d Masham has evolved from the historic core around Market Place and

along Silver Street and Park Street. Most of the medieval fabric has been lost and the majority of buildings within this area date from the 18th and 19th centuries.

e The town has developed on the rise above the river Ure and this has

stifled any development towards the east. The town has grown in the 20th century and this has predominantly occurred to the west and to a lesser extent to the north and south.

f The character of the town is that of a medieval market town with

burgage plots set to the south and west side of Market Place and also to the southern end of Silver Street.

g The materials used are consistent. Masham is located on a rich source

of sandstone/gritstone and this is the material used predominantly in the construction of the local vernacular. Roofing materials are either stone slate or Welsh (grey) slate.

h The buildings are predominantly domestic scale, built over two stories

extending to three stories in key areas. Whilst there are several municipal, religious and educational buildings it is the terraced and retail buildings that provide the conservation area with its intrinsic character. The buildings to Market Place are grander than the more robust vernacular style of the buildings to subsidiary areas.


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i Key listed buildings are scheduled below.

2.2.1 Church of Saint Mary, Market Place a The Church of St. Mary is listed as Grade II* in the Statutory List of

Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest by the Department for Culture Media and Sport. The details of the Listing are summarised as follows: -

Map Reference SE 22674 80670 IOE Number 1166880 Included on the Statutory List on: 9th August 1966

b List Description

Church. C12, late C14, C16 and C19. Sandstone, coursed squared stone and ashlar with lead roofs. West tower, aisled nave with south porch and north transept, chancel with north chapel. 4-stage tower: C12 and late C14; first-floor band; arched 1-light window; second-floor band. Arched belfry window has 2 round-arched lights with central colonnette set back. Corbel table with pinnacles at corners. Fourth stage: late C14, octagonal with broaches with offset diagonal buttresses above. Four 2-slight cusped-arched windows with hood-moulds, band, embattled parapet with pinnacles. Tall stone spire. Board west door in C12 doorway with 2 orders of colonnettes, scalloped capitals, and arch with rolls. Nave: 5 bays, C19 2- and 3-light arched cusped windows with hood-moulds throughout. First bay has vaulted C16 porch: arched doorway with hood-mould; offset diagonal buttresses with pinnacles. Chamfered coping with small central gablet with cross. Bays have offset angle buttresses, that to west is diagonal; plain parapet. Clerestory: late C14. Embattled parapet with 6 pinnacles, gable cross. North aisle: transept at east end with offset angle buttresses, an arched chamfered doorway to left of offset angle buttresses at west end. Chancel: C14, 3 bays with offset angle buttresses. Windows as nave. Central bay has arched priests board door with hood-mould below window. Plain parapet. Gable cross. Interior: single-step C12 tower arch on plain imposts. Arcades: Perpendicular, restored in C19; south arcade of 5 bays and north of 6 bays; octagonal piers with plain moulded capitals. North chapel arcade similar. Plain wide chancel arch, probably C19. Above chancel arch is late C18 - early C19 painting in Gothick frame with gilded panels in spandrels of an angel with scroll on clouds, in style of Reynolds. Fine monument to Sir Marmaduke Wyvill with his wife of Low Burton Hall, d1613: alabaster; 2 effigies recline on their sides, heads propped on elbows; small children kneel below; columns to either side and a shallow arch; strapwork cartouche at back and strapwork and achievement at the top, original iron railings. Brass memorial plate to Christopher Kay d1689, and Jane


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Nichollson, d1690. Monument to Abstrupus Danby 1737; grey and white marble; reredos-type with unfluted Ionic columns and broken pediment; fine bust in centre.

2.2.2 Churchyard Cross a The Churchyard Cross is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of


Map Reference SE 22659 80653 Included on the Statutory List on: 9th August 1966

b List Description

Churchyard cross. Early C9 shaft on later base. Sandstone. 2-tier chamfered octagonal base. Shaft has 3 rows of carved figures set in arcading, a band between each row. Top of shaft is fluted. Same type as those at Wolverhampton and Dewsbury, developed from such early Christian Eastern Mediterranean monuments as the Ciboricum of Saint Marks, Venice.

2.2.3 Kings Head Hotel, Market Place a The Kings Head Hotel is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of



b List Description

Hotel. Early to mid C18. Coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof. 7 bays, 3 storeys. Quoins. Central 6-panel door with overlight in moulded stone surround. Windows on ground and first floors are 4-pane sashes, on second floor 12-pane side-sliding sashes apart from central one of 4-panes. All windows have plain surrounds. Shaped kneelers, ashlar coping. End stacks and 2 ridge stacks.


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2.2.4 Market Cross a The Market Cross is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of Buildings of

Special Architectural or Historic Interest by the Department for Culture Media and Sport. The details of the Listing are summarised as follows: -


b List Description

Market Cross. Medieval. Stone and ashlar. 4-step podium; tall octagonal shaft with chamfered projecting band near top, frieze, band, conical capstone with ball finial.

2.2.5 Town Hall, Little Market Place a The Town Hall is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of Buildings of


Map Reference SE 22572 80764 Included on the Statutory List on: 28th April 1986

b List Description

Town Hall. 1912 (Pevsner). Coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 7 bays. Quoins. Central 1/2-glazed double-door with fanlight and keystone, flanked by rusticated pilasters; above is a consoled balcony with balusters in front of 1/2-glazed double-door with fanlight and keystone. Ground-floor segmental windows are casements with keyed, rusticated, moulded architraves and sill band. First floor: band. Casement windows with keyed rusticated moulded architraves, friezes and pediments; sill band; shaped aprons below windows. Frieze, cornice and coped parapet. Hipped roof with central cupola, square in plan with pilasters, keyed segmental arches, corbelled cornice dome. End stack to left. Included for group value.

2.2.6 College House, College Lane a College House is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of Buildings of




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b List Description

House. C15 origins, rebuilt late C18. Rubblestone with ashlar dressings, graduated stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Central glazed door with modern porch. All windows are 4-pane sashes with sill-like lintels and sills. Shaped kneelers, stone coping, end stacks. Round medieval stack to rear at eaves level. Left return has 2-light arched cusped window. Interior: pointed-arched chamfered doorway with plain columns and capital to either side in kitchen. Probably connected to Trinity College, Cambridge which owned this part of Masham.

2.2.7 College Grove, College Lane a College Grove is listed as Grade II in the Statutory List of Buildings of



b List Description

House. Mid C18, second floor late C18. Coursed rubblestone and coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings, graduated stone slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Quoins. 6-panel door with overlight in wood surround of Doric pilasters on plinth, frieze and cornice between bays 1 and 2. 1/2-glazed door between bays 2 and 3. Bay 1 has tripartite C19 sash window. All other windows on ground and first floors are sashes with glazing bars. Flat brick arches and stone sills. Second floor: three 6-pane sashes with stone sills and flat brick arches. Stone coping, end stacks and 1 to ridge.


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3.0 15 Silver Street 3.1 Generally a 15 Silver Street comprises a small complex of buildings fronting onto

Silver Street to the east and College Lane to the north. The site is set out on the line of the medieval burgage plots, probably set out following the market charter in 1250.

Figure 2: 15 Silver Street, East (Front) Elevation. b Although there is historical evidence of earlier structures on the site, the

main core of the building comprises an eighteenth structure in L-plan fronting onto Silver Street and College Lane, altered and adapted in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Single stories additions were also made to the rear at this time to create a bakery.

c The building has been used as a shop since the 18th century and there is

evidence that the local philanthropist William Heslington carried out the business of grocer, draper, spirit merchant and general dealer at 15 Silver Street in the mid-19th century.

d To the front the building is set out over three stories, plus basement.

The building appears to have been constructed as two separate


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structures with a slight raise of the roof line to the left side and stone quoins at the junction between these two sections.

e To the rear there is a two storey structure following the line of College

Lane. The rear and south sides have been infilled with single and two storey brick structures forming an internal courtyard.

f The building has contained a grocer’s shop to the ground floor over the

past 300 years. The current space has evolved from the alterations made in the early 20th century and it is possible that the section to the left side was incorporated into the building at his time.

g The upper floor to the right side has been a large open space used as a

tearoom from the early twentieth century accessed from a central staircase. The remain upper floors are used as a dwelling.

3.2 External 3.2.1 East Elevation a The east elevation is built in two elements. The section to the left side is

built on the line of the burgage plot with the narrow frontage framed with sandstone quoins. The section to the centre and right is double fronted and is possibly built on the line of two further burgage plots.

b The roof is pitched with a welsh (grey) slate covering with stone slate

watershed at the eaves. There is a step change at the junction between the left side and centre section of the building. The roof finishes to stone water table to both sides with a stone ashlar chimney at ridge level to right side and brick to the left side. There is a further stack to the right side of the left hand section also built in sandstone ashlar with pots.

c The stack to the left gable is full height but the stack to the right gable

has been reduced. The pots have been removed to both of these stacks and their reinstatement would be beneficial to the character of the property. Raising of the right side stack to its original level should also be considered.

d The gutters are cast iron discharging to a hopper and downpipe at the

junction between the two sections of the building. e The walls are finished with a with a stucco cement render finish with

struck joints to give the appearance of ashlar. There is a stone ashlar plinth to the base of the wall, changing to sandstone rubble on the left side. Old photos would suggest that the elevations were at some time a


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fairfaced rubble, although historically there could have been a lime render applied. The local vernacular has a mix of fairfaced sandstone and render.

f The stucco render was probably added in the early 20th century.

Although a 20th century addition it is in keeping with the character of the local vernacular. The cement content within the render will however not allow the fabric to breath and its removal or replacement with a lime render would be more appropriate.

g Window openings are framed with sandstone heads, cills and reveals,

with a paint finish to the upper floors. The upper floor openings have some historical context and date from the 18th century. The ground floor openings do not have classic proportions suggesting that these openings were altered in the early 20th century.

h The windows to the top floor are traditional horizontal sash. They are of

2 x 2 pane design suggesting that they date from the 19th century. The windows to the first and ground floor are timber casement and date from the early 20th century.

i Early photographs suggest that the elevation had a balance and rhythm

set out to classic proportions. This has been changed with the alterations carried out in the early 20th century including enlarging the openings on the ground floor, inserting the central door opening, constructing the timber shop front and the bay window above.

3.2.2 North Elevation a The north elevation is built in three sections, the main gable to the left

side, the two storey return section to the centre and a brick built two storey addition to the rear. The front and centre sections date from the 18th century, modified in the early 20th century. The rear section has been added at this time.

b The left (gable) and centre sections are finished with a cement render

stucco with struck joints. The right section is fairfaced brick with a painted finish.

c The gable is plain with sandstone quoins to the left corner and

sandstone plinth to the base. The head of the gable terminates to a sandstone ashlar chimney. The head of the chimney has been reduced and there are no pots.

d To the bottom left corner there is the outline of a former door opening

with rusticated sandstone reveals and head.


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e The centre section has 4 No. large window openings to the upper floor

inserted during the alterations carried out in the early 20th century. The windows are timber casement with lead came glazing to the upper panel. The 2 No. window openings to the ground floor are smaller in scale again with timber casement windows.

Figure 3: North elevation. f To the right side of the centre section there is an arched opening leading

though to the rear of the building complex with double ledged and braced doors.

g The centre section is finished with a cement render but the head of the

elevation is exposed with fairfaced brickwork. This would suggest that either the top of the wall has been raised, or a former fascia detail has been removed.

h The roof is pitched with a welsh (grey) slate covering and terracotta

ridge. There is a sandstone ashlar stack to he right side at ridge level. The gutter is modern plastic discharging to plastic downpipe to the right side.

i The right side section was built in the early 20th century, constructed in

fairfaced brickwork with paint finish. Brickwork is solid construction in an


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English Garden Wall bond. There are two openings to the ground floor with timber casement window to the left side and battened hatch to the right. There is a timber battened ledged and braced door to the upper opening.

j The top of the wall to the rear section follows the line of the roof slope.

The roof is covered with a profile sheet covering, possibly manufactured from asbestos reinforced cement.

3.2.3 West Elevation a Access to view the main west (rear) elevation is limited, the wall being

contained within the grounds of the adjoining property. The wall is of solid brick construction in English garden wall bond, built in two levels, single storey to the right and two storey to the left sides. The brickwork at the junction between the two sections is block bonded suggesting that these sections were built at the same time. This section of the building dates from the early 20th century.

b The roofs are pitched with a profile sheet covering discharging to plastic

gutters. The left section abuts the gable to the College Lane section of the building, the abutment formed with a metal cover flashing. The exposed section to the head of the gable is constructed in fairfaced sandstone rubble. There is a sandstone ashlar stack to the head of the gable.

c A tall slender brick stack, with single terracotta pot, extends from the

centre of the rear section, serving the bread ovens below. There is a metal vent cowl installed to the centre of the right side roof slope.

3.2.4 South Elevation a The south gable is constructed in fairfaced sandstone rubble with

sandstone quoins to the north east corner. The wall is curved to the north west corner, a feature predominantly provided to allow carts to turn off a narrow access. The wall dates from the 18th century.

b At the head of the gable there is a brick built stack set on a sandstone

ashlar panel. The ashlar section dates form the construction of the wall but the brick stack is a later replacement.

c There are two window openings at high level, with horizontal sash to the

upper window (attic) and timber casement serving the bathroom on the first floor.


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d There is evidence of previous openings, now blocked in. The ground floor window corresponding in line with the existing upper floor windows has been blocked in with sandstone rubble and the sandstone lintel remains above. There is a further sandstone lintel set in the centre of the elevation. There is no evidence of a former opening below suggesting the use of salvage material in the construction of the wall.

e To the left side base of the gable there is a timber lintel embedded into

the wall with the opening blocked in with sandstone rubble. To the right of this opening there is a brick infill panel with infilled vent to the head. This appears to be a repair section rather than the location of a former opening.

Figure 4: Curved corner to south gable. f At the western end there is a stonewall with modern timber panel door

giving access through to an infill section forming a store to the ground floor. The wall has a step return to the rear and is enclosed upon by the adjoining property.

g The wall faces onto a small alleyway (or ginnel). The alleyway rises up

to the rear with steps at the abutment with the main pavement and at a change in level to the centre. This alleyway would historically have given access to the rear courtyard and to the properties behind and may have


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been a feature created by the medieval burgage plots. The alleyway is finished with modern stone flags.

3.2.5 Courtyard West Elevation a The west elevation of the main building is built in two sections matching

those described to the east elevation. The right side is a two storey section of sandstone rubble construction and corresponds to the narrow frontage of the left section of the front elevation. There is a gable return also in sandstone rubble at the junction with the centre section.

Figure 5: Alterations to rear roof slope. b The structure was built in the 18th century, with alterations made in the

19th century. An opening has been inserted to the centre of the wall with a sandstone lintel above and timber casement window. The lower part of the wall has been enclosed upon by a brick structure with flat roof in the 20th century.

c The gable return is constructed in sandstone rubble but terminates at

half height with a brick edge. The remainder of the gable is formed with vertical grey slates fixed back to a timber frame. This would suggest that the roof line was higher than the centre section adjacent but has been altered to give a uniform level to the front when the two properties were combined (possibly in the 19th century).


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d The centre section is set lower than the right side section with the main

roof extending over. The wall is of sandstone rubble construction dating from the 18th century. The roof is pitched with a stone slate covering. The stone slates are relatively thin and are a modern replacement. The roof discharges to plastic gutter and downpipe.

e The door is a modern timber panelled with glazed upper panels set

below a modern sandstone lintel. There is a large lintel above with sandstone rubble infill panel between indicating a larger opening. This will have formed the main entrance off the rear courtyard.

f There are two window openings to the left side. The lower opening has

a timber horizontal sash window with sandstone lintel and dates from the 19th century. The upper window is timber casement with modern sandstone lintel and dates from the 20th century. There is evidence of the original 18th century window adjacent with sandstone lintel and reveals, blocked in with sandstone rubble.

g The left side of the west elevation is enclosed on by the rear section of

the building. h The courtyard is finished with a fairfaced concrete slab. 3.2.6 Courtyard South Elevation a The south facing courtyard wall is constructed in sandstone rubble with

welsh (grey) slate covered pitched roof, dating from the 18th century. The roof discharges to plastic gutter, hopper and downpipe. There are no openings but there is evidence of former opening across the elevation. This section of the building has a non-domestic character and will originally have been used for storage or light industrial uses.

b To the right side an opening has been infilled in sandstone rubble with

the original timber lintel above. Below there if the outline of the former arched opening which corresponds with the arched opening to the College Lane elevation.

c The left of centre a former opening is framed with sandstone ashlar

reveals, now infilled in rubble. This denotes a high level door opening, probably providing access to loft storage. It is likely that the opening will have been accessed externally by stone steps.

d To the right side there is a ground floor opening framed with sandstone

ashlar lintel and reveals infilled in brick. There is the faint outline of a further window opening above.


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e The stone quoins to the head left side change in character to the top

three courses. There is a corresponding change in character of the sandstone rubble to the head of the elevation along this line suggesting that the building has been raised. The roof has been extended across the main rear roof supported of a newer brick structure. These works may have corresponded with the alterations carried out in the early 20th century.

3.2.7 Courtyard East Elevation a The courtyard east elevation encloses the space to the rear of the site to

form a single storey unit built in the early 20th century, used for food prep and as a bakehouse. The wall is single storey brick construction with profile sheet covered pitched roof. There is a 10 pane metal framed roof light to the centre of the roof slope and a vent cowl to the ridge. The abutments to either side are formed with metal abutment flashings.

b There are 2 No large openings with timber casement windows with brick

soldier course above set on metal lintel. 3.2.8 Courtyard North Elevation a The north side of the courtyard is enclosed by a single storey brick wall

built in the early 20th century, with felt covered flat roof over, discharging to plastic gutter and downpipe.

b To the right side the wall is recessed, formed from a former stone built

outbuilding. The former large opening is infilled in brick with a modern timber casement window inserted.

3.3 Internal 3.3.1 Second Floor Room 1 a Lath and plaster ceiling, woodchip paper to plaster walls. Partition wall

separating Rooms 1 and 2. Suspended timber floor with 19th century timber boards. 19th century picture rail and timber 6 panel door. Modern cupboards. 19th century horizontal sash window. The sliding sash is a modern replacement with routed mouldings. Original fixed sash with lambs tongue moulding.


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Room 2 b No access. 6 panel door. Room 3 c Lath and plaster ceiling and woodchip paper finish to plaster walls.

Suspended timber floor with modern boards. Modern picture rail. Both sashes replaced to horizontal sash window. Modern cupboards.

Room 4 d Late 19th century roof timbers (exposed), plastered ceiling and soffit.

Modern timber boarding to walls. Shower to front right corner, fully tiled. 19th century casement window. Modern flush timber door.

Room 5 (Corridor) e Lath and plaster ceiling, woodchip paper to plaster walls. Carpet to

suspended timber floor. 19th century 6 panel doors, architraves and skirtings. Stairs lead up to left side of building (Room 4). Main stair well to centre rear with 19th century balustrades and handrail.

3.3.2 First Floor Room 6 a Room 6 is the Dining Room used in the early 20th century when the

upper floor of the building was converted to be used as a Tea Room. The ceilings are lath and plaster with a woodchip paper finish. Walls are plastered with an anaglypta paper applied. The skirting, dado rail, picture rail, cornice and architrave details are early 20th century.

b The door is panelled with glazed upper panels with lead came glazing.

The windows are early 20th century timber casement to the north wall as is the bay to the front elevation. The windows are single glazed, but metal framed secondary glazing is installed to the bay.

c A modern partition to the rear separates the dining room from the

domestic kitchen formed to the rear. There is no cornice but a matching picture rail, dado rail and skirting are installed (both sides). A modern stone fire surround has been installed to the north east corner and there is a further stone built bar built to the north west corner. Both are mid/late 20th century fixtures.


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Room 7 d Room 7 originally formed part of the dining room created in the early

20th century. The room is now used as a domestic kitchen separated by a modern plasterboard partition. The room is on two levels with a raised platform to the rear with modern timber balustrades and handrail. The raised level corresponds with the archway below and is believed to have been used as an area for a band to play when the tearoom was active. This area is now fitted out with modern kitchen units.

e The ceilings are lath and plaster with a woodchip paper finish. Walls are

plastered with an anaglypta paper applied. The skirting, dado rail, picture rail, cornice and architrave details are early 20th century. There is no cornice to the partition wall.

f The windows are early 20th century timber casement and are single

glazed. Room 8 g Woodchip paper finish to lath and plaster ceiling and anaglypta paper to

walls. 20th century picture rail and skirtings. Modern 6 panel door and casement window with secondary glazing. Modern fitted wardrobes.

Room 9 h Papered lath and plaster ceiling with central beam. Woodchip paper to

plaster walls. Early 20th century picture rail and skirting. Modern casement window. Modern built in cupboards. Wide 19th century boards to suspended timber floor.

Room 10 i Lath and plaster ceiling and woodchip paper to plaster walls. 19th

century 6 panel timber door with modern architraves and skirtings. Modern built in cupboards. Modern casement window to rear wall.

Room 11 (Bathroom) j lath and plaster ceiling and plaster finish to walls. Modern bathroom

fittings and 20th century architraves and skirtings. Walls half tiled.


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Room 12 (Corridor) k Woodchip paper finish to ceiling and walls. Modern partition and sliding

door forming stair lobby. Doors are 19th century with 20th century architraves. 19th century balustrades and handrail to stairs. WC to southern end has 4 panel door with glazed panel above. Modern timber casement window.

Room 13 l Attic space/store to north west corner of the site constructed in early

20th century. Unfinished brick walls, stone to the east wall. Narrow timber boards to suspended timber floor. Exposed timber roof structure with roof light. Timber batten door to north wall.

3.3.3 Ground Floor Room 14 (Stairwell) a Stairwell providing access to all floors. Rear access from the courtyard

at mezzanine level. 19th century details including skirtings, dado rail, balustrades and handrail. 20th century dado rail to upper level. Modern timber door to courtyard. Woodchip paper on plaster walls, lath and plaster ceilings and soffit.

Room 15 b Woodchip paper finish to lath and plaster ceiling and plaster walls. Lino

to floor. Early 20th century skirting. Suspended timber floor accessed form stairwell at mezzanine level. Modern flush timber door.

Room 16 c Early 20th century infill section. Concrete floor with tiled finish. Modern

timber panelled door of side alley. Plasterboard finish to underside of flat roof.

Room 17 d Cold store formed by reducing hight of former external stone store and

covering with flat roof. Modern finishes with solid concrete floor. 20th century timber casement window.


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Room 18 e Early 20th century single storey structure. Roof structural timbers

exposed and soffit boarded. Fairfaced brick walls boarded to front wall and part tiled to rear. Solid concrete floor with terracotta tile finish.

f Early 20th century ovens installed to north wall. Room 19 g Early 20th century brickwork enclosing on 18th century wall to the east

side. Ledged and braced timber doors and ladders up to attic space (Room 13). Walls are cement rendered up to half height. Concrete floor and exposed timbers to ceiling.

h The oven backs are located to the southern side set into early 20th

century brickwork. Room 20 i Corridor formed within archway which spans from College Lane through

to the courtyard. Lath and plaster ceiling and boarded walls. Lino tile finish to solid floor.

Room 21 (Shop) j The area has been altered to create a single shop floor to right side of

the ground floor. Lath and plaster ceiling, woodchip paper finish to plaster walls. The walls are boarded and finished with modern shelving units. Vinyl tiles to solid floor. There are no historical fixtures.

k Opening formed through to shop area on left side (Room 22) with beams

and intermediate column. Alterations carried out in the early 20th century. Shop counter inserted to left side.

l Early 20th century timber shop front to east side providing main entrance

to the ground floor shop area. Room 22 (Shop) m Lath and plaster ceiling. Walls boarded or tiled with timber picture rail.

Vinyl tile finish to suspended timber floor. Casement window to front wall set into early 20th century opening. Single door opening to side with timber panelled door with glazed top panel, possibly early 20th century.


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n The area is open plan with central beam spanning front to rear and is fitted out with modern shop units and shelves. There are no historical fixtures other than the picture rail.

4.0 Condition a The general condition of the property is fair but there is deterioration of

the historic fabric where attention will be required in order to avoid loos or damage.

b The chimney stacks are in fair condition but not seen in use. The stacks

to the head of gables to both sides do not have any pots and their reinstatement will improve the character of the property.

c The roof coverings are on the whole in good order but there is evidence

of rainwater ingress to localised areas internally. The main roof slope is covered with grey slate to the front, with stone slate watershed at the eaves and stone slate to the rear. The College Lane return has a grey slate covering. The coverings are considered appropriate to the character of the building and the local streetscape.

d The Bakery to the rear has a profile sheet covering which appears to be

asbestos reinforced cement. The sheeting is deteriorating and will need to be replaced in the short term. It is likely the sheet was installed at the time these infill structures were built but are not in keeping with the character of the local vernacular. A different material should therefore be considered. The existing material will have to be disposed of to a licensed tip. There is a metal framed roof light to the centre of the roof. This is in poor condition with corrosion of the metal frame and deterioration of the flashings. The rooflight should be replaced with a new installation to match. The abutment flashings are poor and should be replaced using lead.

e The single storey section to the south side of the courtyard have a felt

covered flat roof. Whilst in fair condition the material is not in keeping with the character of the conservation area. This are could therefore be improved.

f The front elevation is finished with a cement render. The render is

beginning to deteriorate with vertical cracks developing between openings. The render is a cement based stucco with struck joints to jive the appearance of ashlar. Water penetrating through the cracks will not breath externally and could cause damp internally. Photographic evidence would suggest that prior to the early 20th century to main elevations were fairfaced sandstone rubble. The existing render will


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need to be removed and should either be replaced with a lime render, or the elevations could be left fairfaced.

g The brick elevations are in fair condition. There is some movement to

the head of the door opening to right side of the College Lane elevation which should be repaired.

h The stone elevations are fair, but the pointing is deteriorating. Sections

have been pointed with a cement gauged mortar which could lead to accelerated erosion. The pointing should be rake out throughout and replaced with a traditional lime mortar.

i There is a vertical fracture to the south gable. This should be

investigated by a structural engineer, but it is likely that stitch repair will be sufficient.

j The external joinery is in fair condition and localised timber repairs will

be sufficient to bring the windows and doors into a serviceable condition. k Internal plaster finishes are beginning to deteriorate. The majority of

wall and ceiling surfaces are finished with a woodchip or paper coverings and when these coverings are removed sections of the plaster finish will be removed also. Repairs will need to be made with a lime plaster.

l There is evidence of damp at low level, particularly to the rear of the

building. This often coincides with the concrete floor slabs. If considered a problem it may be necessary to take up the concrete slabs and to replace them with a limecrete slab, thus allowing the fabric to breath.

m The timber floor in the shop, left side, is springy under load suggesting

there may be decay in the floor timbers. Any decayed timbers will need to be replaced to match.


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5.0 Significance Statement a 15 Silver Street is located inside the Masham Conservation Area. The

property is not listed but is noted as a building of local interest. The surrounding buildings are listed for group value.

b Masham has developed from a medieval market charter with burgage

plots laid out around Market Place and to the southern end of Silver Street. 15 Silver is located within this medieval core, sited over the line of three burgage plots.

c There is no evidence of any medieval fabric within the building. The

majority of medieval buildings within Masham were timber framed and were lost and replaced in the 17th and 18th century with stone structures.

d The earliest extant fabric is 18th century, comprising the main building

fronting onto Silver Street and the return section to College Lane. The front sections are retail to the ground floor with residential above, and this corresponds with the historic uses. The return section historically had a more agricultural/industrial use.

e The building at this time was probably two separate demises, the smaller

section to the left side following the line of the burgage plot with a ginnel to the side. The wall is curved to the south west corner suggesting the carts accessed the rear from the alleyway. There is an arched opening to the rear of the College Lane section providing access to the rear courtyard to this part of the building.

f Whilst there are some 19th century alterations, the majority of alterations

took place in the early 20th century to create a tearoom to the first floor and bakery to the rear. These changes included alterations to the front elevation to the fenestration introducing large ground floor openings, enlarging the shop front and installing a timber bay window above. The return section was converted into the tearoom by raising the building at the eaves and installing windows to the College Lane elevation.

g It is possible that the left side section was added to create a single

demise at this time and the main roof slope altered to create a more cohesive appearance.

h The single storey additions to the rear are early 20th century, constructed

to provide a bakery to the rear and storage rooms to the side. There sections are crudely built using poor quality materials.

i Architectural significance of the building is poor with unsympathetic

alterations carried out in the early 20th century. The building would


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benefit from cosmetic alterations externally. These should consider the alteration of the fenestration to the front elevation and the removal of the cement render, either replaced with a lime render or the elevation returned to fairfaced sandstone rubble.

j Historical significance is more tangible. The building is believed to have

been the site of a shop over a period of 300 years and has a historical association with the town and its development over the years. Whilst the tearoom is a more recent addition it is remembered by the current residents and has a strong emotional value.

k Evidentially the building demonstrates a past use with the bakery and

ovens remaining to the rear of the site. Whilst no longer in use the do provide evidence of a past use and should be considered as significant.

l The building does has some architectural significance as a feature within

the townscape, but its core significance is its historical use and association with the town’s community.

Signed: R. J. Maddison B.Sc (Hons) DipBldgCons MRICS IHBC For MADDISON JAMES ASSOCIATES LTD DATE: 25th September 2020


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APPENDIX 1 FLOOR PLANS

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