2A, KING EDWARD STREET (See details for further address information)

No. 2A King Edward Street, which also includes No. 3 Market Place, is a house that has been converted into shops with accommodation above. It dates from the late 18th century and has undergone alterations in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of brick and features a stone-flagged roof. It stands three storeys high and has a two-window range facing Market Place. The left side has a late 19th-century shop front with console brackets supporting a fascia that extends across the inserted shop front of the right-hand unit.

On the first floor, there are tripartite sash windows, while the upper storey has 8-pane sashes, all with flat-arched brick heads. The building has an angled corner on King Edward Street, featuring a recessed 12-pane sash window on the first floor. Beyond this, there is an irregular four-window range that includes a central doorway with a six-panelled door, sidelights, and a delicately traceried fanlight above. There are tripartite windows on either side of the doorway and a 16-pane sash window to the left, along with 12- and 16-pane sash windows on the first floor. The building is topped with a moulded wood eaves cornice and has central and end wall stacks, as well as an additional front wall stack on the King Edward Street elevation. Historically, the building was used as a printing works, and some of the drive shafting that operated the machinery still remains on the upper floor.