46 to 50 Market Place, Mountsorrel (Grade II)

Bank and two shops, c1800 with C17 rear section. Red brick with brick plinth and dentilled eaves and tile roof with brick ridge and right end stacks. To rear, a timber framed section which is granite rubble stone clad and which has a Swithland slate roof. 3 storeys of three 3 light centre opening casements with top lights. Similar on 2nd floor but without top lights. Gauged brick lintels. On ground floor a C20 shop window to left and a pair of C19 shop fronts with doors to right of each under same cornice and with ornamental pilasters at the sides. On right end facing the Market Cross (q.v.) a small C20 window and on 1st floor a Venetian window with 3 light horizontal sliding sash. Over this on 2nd floor a blocked semi-circular window, some of the curving glazing bars remaining. On rear section a small 1st floor 1 light window. This section adjoins, and was originally part of Nos. 1 and 3 Watling Street (q.v.).