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North Walsham Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management PlanMarket StreetFigure 21 : The east end of Market St, with theunfortunate no 4 in the centre.Market Street is very much a continuation of Market Place. The road from Market Placemakes a sharp bend and enters Market Street at the south-east corner. While there is ageographical separation between Market Place and Market Street, the two areas are linkedby a similar character. Like the Market Place, Market Street is a roughly triangular open areawith terraces of buildings on three sides. Most of the houses are late 18th-early 19th century,two to three storeys in height.While there are some variations in wall treatments, with rendered, colour washed brick orplain brick, most houses share a similar understated classical character. The majority ofhouses have shops in the ground floor. Unlike the shops in Market Place, most shops inMarket Street retain their Victorian or early 20th century fronts, resulting in a much moreattractive streetscape. The street is on a slight slope, rising up towards the east end, whichadds visual interest.On the east side, a group of houses have their rendered gable ends facing the street.Differences of height and detail add to their picturesque qualities. This characterful group isthe first thing seen by anyone entering the street at the west end; the present ruinous stateof No.4 is therefore visually as well as historically significant for the town.A passage runs between 4 and 6 towards the church. This should be an attractive area, withan interesting semicircular shop added to an early building on the south side. The shop isclosed and in poor repair.Figure 22 : The road between Mitre Tavern Yard and Vicarage St. Indifferent quality buildings and poorsurfaces.North Norfolk District Council29