Town house incorporating remains of the Church of St Mary

Townhouse, C19 with later shopfronts and alterations.

MATERIALS: exposed brick with stone dressings; slate roof.

PLAN: curved and returned to Fore Street.

EXTERIOR: the building has three storeys plus a basement beneath a low-pitched slate roof. There are two first-floor windows to the Market Place, one window on the curve and one window to Fore Street. Windows have six-over-six unhorned sash windows with exposed frames and stone lintels; there is also a first- and second-floor sill band. The shopfront is later and has large plate glass windows and a glazed door on the curve. There is a pilastered doorcase to Fore Street with a rectangular light above the door and a simple entablature. There is a flat bay shop window on the right facing Market Place that is arched and has dog tooth labels and a recessed central entrance with cast iron gates in front.

INTERIOR: within the basement, the south wall of the building retains part of the north arcade of the C13 Church of St Mary, visible as heavy, squared stone and a lancet window.