Another day, another one street EB

If I am in the High St it is easy to grab a picture of a building I don't remember as having caught my attention recently.  

Initially I was wondering if the hairdresser at 103 had changed its name (I can't remember). I think I may have blipped the hairdryer display in the window at some point.   

Then I was noticing the flaking paint at 105.   I can imagine that repair or replacement of the windows would be a costly job as it is a listed building.  I checked for an entry on the historic england database and enjoyed reading about the features.

''Shop and flat. Early C19. Timber-framed with stuccoed brick front and gabled plain tile roofs. Front has roof continuous with No.107 (qv) and one large and one smaller brick stack behind ridgeline. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and cellar; 3-window range. Plain parapet and moulded timber cornice above window heads. 2 full-height segmental bows, with slightly recessed area with 16-pane sash window, with curved glass on each floor. Central small-paned sash window with margin glazing on 1st floor; above this a pair of consoles attached to cornice. Projecting blocking door surround has double-stepped cornice and projecting frame to recessed contemporary door with 2 glazed upper panels, moulded centre panels and 2 flush lower panels; panelled reveals, rectangular fanlight, stone step with 2 cast-iron boot scrapers. Below SE bow an iron cellar grille. Rear elevation has 2 unequally projecting rendered gables. That to NE has very large tripartite small-paned sash with margin glazing in red glass on ground floor. Above this and on centre line of other gable, are small-paned sash windows also with margin glazing, and an entrance door with similar early C19 detail. INTERIOR: front range has symmetrical plan with central entrance corridor leading to arch-headed opening (now blocked) on consoles. Hardwood spine beams and some original early C19 stud work exposed on ground floor. One room has marble fireplace. Open-well staircase to rear has half-elliptical plan with stick baluster and wreathed hardwood handrail and is cantilevered with continuous curved soffit. This has shaped tread ends and leads to 1st-floor landing with curved side walls and circular ceiling light with margin glazing and coloured glass (red, blue and clear) inserts. An upper-level landing with curved cupboard under, has similar detail to stairs. 1st-floor front rooms have early C19 marble fireplaces, one with C19 cast-iron basket. Large ground-floor room in projecting NE wing has moulded plaster cornice and ceiling rose and the previously noted large tripartite window has internal folding shutters. Back door has fragments of late medieval carved doorhead reused as part of arch over. Some poor quality timber-framing exposed in rear rooms

Just as I was heading out i heard an announcement 'those people  participating in the space hopper race should begin assembling now'.  As I returned I heard 'jump, jump, go on you have got to jump'  very entertaining school sports day commentary. 

Annoyingly, on returning to the office I found I'd misplaced the case for my sunglasses.  My manger was 40 minutes late for our meeting, leaving only 20 minutes for an agenda which needed the whole-hour.