30 And 32, Bridge Street

30 and 32 Bridge Street are shops with a core dating from the 17th century or early 18th century, which were largely remodeled in the early 19th century. The exterior features scored stucco and a Welsh slate roof, while the rear wing is made of dressed stone and pantiles.

The building has three storeys and three bays, with 20th-century shop fronts on the ground floor. Above these, there are raised alternating quoins and 16-pane sash windows set in raised surrounds. A band runs along the second floor, and there is another band at the base of the plain parapet. The roof is not visible from the street.

The rear wings form an L-plan that creates a courtyard known as Old Gaol Yard, which includes the front block and Nos. 26 and 28. The rear wings have scattered fenestration with both 16- and 12-pane sashes. A lead downpipe and rainwater head on the building are dated 1704. The south front of the rear wing features an 18th-century facade with 2-pane sashes in original openings on the first floor and segmental-arched half-dormers above, topped by a steeply-pitched gabled roof with kneelers.

Inside the rear wing, there is possibly a 17th-century doorway with a shouldered lintel located in the re-entrant angle with the front block. The open-well staircase, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, has large turned balusters and a heavily-moulded handrail. There is also a stair well for a former wooden newel stair.

This building is situated on the site of the Old Gaol and Governors House, which was founded in 1704 and likely incorporates masonry from an earlier building shown on a map from 1604. At the time of the survey, the property was in poor repair.