43, Market Place

No. 43 and 44 Market Place is a former coaching inn, now used for shops and offices. It dates from the early 18th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and late 20th century. The building is constructed of brick with stone and stucco decorations, and while the roof is not visible, it features two ridge stacks. The façade is divided into three sections with rusticated quoins and pilasters, and the original cornice and central pediment have been replaced by 20th-century stucco bands and a panelled parapet.

The building stands three storeys high and has a seven-window range. The first-floor windows are framed with Gibbs surrounds, a sill band, and multiple keystones, with the central window in each bay featuring a pseudo balustrade and pediment. The second-floor windows are 12-pane sashes with moulded surrounds, multiple keystones, and aprons. On the ground floor, there is a seven-bay arcade supported by Tuscan columns, with the central pair and the outer columns being heavily rusticated. To the left of the central carriage opening, there is a late 20th-century glazed shopfront, while to the right, there is a painted brick front with a central glazed door and overlight, flanked by a plain sash on the left and a panelled door with overlight on the right.

At the rear, there are parallel wings flanking the yard, which have several shopfronts added around 1977 and 1991. The west wing, built of brick with a pantile roof, features floor bands, dentillated eaves, a coped gable, and two ridge stacks. This wing is three storeys high and has a 14-window range of 12-pane sashes, some of which are blank. The east wing, mostly rebuilt around 1977, has a slate roof and a single gable stack. The higher two-storey block on the left has eight sashes, three of which have glazing bars, while the lower block on the right has four sashes, one with glazing bars, and three elliptical arched blocked carriage openings.