This is a brick house, or rather a pair of houses, built in or about 1706, as is shown by the date on the hood of the eastern door. Damage due to enemy action was made good in 1943 by means of temporary repairs in accordance with the Ministry of Works scheme for bomb-damaged historic buildings. After the end of the war consideration was given to permanent repairs. Since, however, the immediate locality is now entirely given over to industrial activity, it did not seem to the owners to be practicable, or at least advantageous, to repair the building for use as a house, and no other use could be found for it. Its condition began to cause alarm to those working near at hand and demolition had of necessity to be agreed to. Since, however, the plan of the building is a very peculiar one, the Ministry of Works made a special survey with the kind permission of the owners. This is here published with the other illustrations by permission of the Minister of Works and of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office.