Description from record TR 15 NW 382:
No 6A and 7 The Parade [TR 14955779 sited from OS 1/1250 1974]. Grade II. 16th century timber-framed house. (1) No 6A The Parade. Timber-framed building, probably medieval, but with stuccoed 19th century front. No 7 The Parade. Medieval timber-framed building. (2)

Dendrochronology dating of structural timbers of 7 The Parade. Date range 1345-1350. (3)

A building survey was carried out in 2006 in advance of proposed sale of the site but no evidence of early fabric in nos 6A or 7 could be seen. A vaulted medieval cellar containing a well was observed though (5)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 THE PARADE (North East Side)
Nos 6A & 7 TR 1457 NE 4/60 3.5.67.
II GV
2. C16 timber framed house with plastered front and overhang. 3 storeys. Hipped old tiled roof. 5 restored mullioned and transomed casements on 2nd floor with leaded lights. Ground floor has 4 restored oriels with mullions and transoms and carved brackets in the form of centaurs. Later shopfront. Side elevation extends into Mercery Lane,
Form a group together with Nos 10 to 16 (consec) Mercery Lane.
Listing NGR: TR1497757797 (6)

<1> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 201 (OS Card Reference). SKE40033.

<2> Hist Builds Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57033 5 of 6 (OS Card Reference). SKE43874.

<3> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 39, Pg. 122 (Website). SKE17391.

<5> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2006, BOOTS THE CHEMIST Nos.9-11 Mercery Lane and Nos.5-7 The Parade, Canterbury, Kent An architectural description and documentary study (Unpublished document). SKE52614.

<6> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.