Lady Hewleys Almshouses Numbers 2-10 (Consecutive) And Number 8A

Lady Hewley's Almshouses, consisting of numbers 2 to 10 (consecutive) and number 8A, were built in 1840 and later modernized in the 20th century. The almshouses were designed by JB Pritchett for the Trustees of Lady Hewley's Charity. They are constructed from tooled ashlar with slate roofs featuring moulded stone copings and shaped kneelers, along with brick stacks. The rear is made of orange-red brick laid in stretcher bond, raised in red brick.

The building is two stories high and has cellars, with a nine-window front flanked by cross-gabled bays. The main facade features three square-headed doorways with paired board doors set in 4-centred openings. There are 2-light cellar openings beneath iron grilles under the ground floor windows. The windows on both floors of the main front are square-headed, consisting of 2 mullioned lights with 8-pane sashes, with the ground floor windows being taller.

On the left cross-wing, there is a ground floor doorway and a first-floor window with 2 pointed lights, featuring 6- on 4-pane hung sashes in a 4-centred head. The right cross-wing has a square-headed window with paired 8-pane sashes in a 4-centred opening on the ground floor, with the first-floor window matching that of the left cross-wing. All openings are double chamfered and have coved hoodmoulds. A chamfered eaves course runs beneath the moulded guttering on the main front.

The left return has a two-storey gable wall with a square-headed 3-light mullion window on the ground floor and a 4-centred window with 2 pointed lights on the first floor. The right return features a two-storey, five-window front with details similar to the main front, including two doorways and three windows on the ground floor.

Inside, the entrance lobbies are divided by movable panelled partitions. Kitchen ranges are said to survive behind board blocking beneath moulded mantelshelves. The first-floor rooms retain plain fireplaces, which are now blocked. Number 8A was formerly the chapel for the almshouses.