On the same side of the street, nearer the centre of the town, is another interesting house.

It is a mansion of brick, and in front are some very fine railings fixed on a low wall of stone.

The door, which is in the middle of the front, is approached by wide steps, and over it is a heavy canopy supported by wrought-iron brackets of decorated scroll work.

This house belonged to a certain Thomas Cookes, whose family were large landowners in the neighbourhood of Tardebigg in the northern part of the county, and was built by him in the time of King William III.

It contains a fine staircase, ornamental fireplaces, and panelled walls.