Notes: Origins in 13th century, perhaps as a house for the Rector of St. Alphege's Church nearby, "with an upper hall or chamber built over an undercroft" (Quiney, see bibliography. He also gives a date of about 1250).

Massive stone piers and stone flags on floor. First floor with jetty (sticking out) is from "the end of the 15th century" (Quiney again)

In the next hundred years or so a chimney stack was built into the first floor, then the top part was added in the 17th century (after 1665 according to Quiney). (See also Scoffham in the bibliography)

The demons holding their breasts shock/amuse the tourists - note the cloven hooves as in the demons along the street at 28 Palace Street and at St. Peter's Street. I have heard a suggestion that they are not old - that they were added around 1910, but Quiney is specific:

" the fascias with guilloche mouldings attached to both jetties [see photos below] belong to this last phase [i.e.17th century], but the grotesquely carved brackets ... probably belong to about 1495 and serve to carry the eaves" (Quiney p233)

For woodcarving in Canterbury see the woodcarving pages.