Description from record TR 06 SW 51:
[TR 0156 6140] No's 5 and 6 The Market Place, Grade II*. 15th century, possibly earlier, timber-framed houses built round an internal courtyard. (Forfull description see list.) (1) No.s 5 and 6 Market Place, Faversham, have a medieval pointed stone doorway. It leads into a passage, and so into a tiny courtyard, timber-framed on three sides, with a continuous overhang hidden by a pent roof. This is a complete courtyard house and can be dated to the14th century, which makes it an exceptional rarity. (2) 6 Market Square; now a chemist's shop. Much of its interest was only revealed recently during repair work. It has an early 19th century shop-front, behind which is concealed a remarkably complete mid 15th century timber-framed house of courtyard type. In its last medieval phase there were three shops facing the market place, above which weretwo large chambers. Behind the shops, running parallel to the street front was the hall. The courtyard was to the west with ranges on its west and north sides and a pentice running along at least three sides.The greater part of the original building still survives, although some additional partitions, etc. ... tend to obscure the original layout. (See Illustration Card for plans and sections.) The hall provides some interesting features - its main frame appearing to survive from an earlier structure of possible late 13th century date. Insertions within this frame can be identified with two succeeding periods, the first contemporary with the main body of the house, i.e. 15th century, and the second, the inserted floor of the previously open hall, probably part of a considerable re-modelling of the whole house. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
THE MARKET PLACE 1. 1103 (West Side)
Nos 5 & 6 TR O161 SE 3/5 29.7.50. II* GV
2. C15 possibly earlier, timber-framed houses built round an internal courtyard; east fronts plastered, facing onto Market Place. No 5, 3 storeys and 1 window. No 6, 2 storeys and 2 windows. 3 Gables. Crown post roofs with tiled cladding. Tiled roofs. Ground floor underbuilt and consisting of early Cl9 shop fronts. That in No 5 is slightly curved with reeded pilasters and cornice over, but no glazing bars. No 6 has 2 smaller windows with their glazing bars intact, glazed double door between them and cornice over. In the frontage of No 6 between its southernmost shop window and that of No 5 are a medieval pointed doorway and oak door with a keystone having the figure of a horse and the word "Invicta" on it. No 5 has a small C18 bay window on the 1st floor. Early C17 windows to No 6 which have lost their lead glazing. Georgian shop fittings in No 6. Wall paintings discovered in lst storey room to rear in No 6. 5 late C16 painted panels; written Inscriptions behind each panel on wall behind.
All the listed buildings in The Market Place form a group Also Nos 1 and 2, 4 to 7 (consec) and No 7A form a group with Nos 1 to 11 (consec) and 11A Court Street.
Listing NGR: TR0155961397 (4)

<1> DOE(HHR) Faversham Boro Kent Aug 1972 47-48 (OS Card Reference). SKE41170.

<2> Bldgs of Eng - Ne and E Kent (Ed N Pevsner) 1983 321 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37668.

<3> Anch J 126 1969 249-252 plans (P Foulkner) (OS Card Reference). SKE33062.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.