3, Broad Street

This is an attached town house located in Bromyard, dating from the 18th century, although it may have earlier origins. The house is constructed from red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, along with stone rubble. It has stucco dressings, a painted stone plinth, and a slate roof.

The building is rectangular in plan, with short rear wings extending to the rear. A lower, narrow range is attached to the east wing and linked to a larger block beyond. The three-story front (south) elevation is roughly symmetrical, though slightly offset, with a section of blank brickwork and a 20th-century door leading to a passage and the rear of the house. The main entrance is flanked by eight-over-eight hornless sash windows within dressed openings featuring flat arches of gauged brick and slightly raised keystones. The recessed front door features six raised panels and a semi-circular fanlight above, all set within a semi-circular arch with a raised keystone and an open pediment supported by attached Tuscan columns. Non-functional timber sashes are located above the front door, flanked by eight-over-eight sashes on the first floor and four-over-four sash windows above. A moulded cornice runs along the parapet.

The interior of the house has not been inspected.

Bromyard is a small market town first recorded around 840. Number 3 Broad Street is situated on a main thoroughfare adjoining the market square, which was fully built up by the early 17th century. Number 3 Broad Street dates from at least the 18th century, and may incorporate an earlier building that was re-fronted at that time.

The building is designated at Grade II for its architectural interest, being a good example of an 18th-century townhouse, potentially with earlier origins, featuring a classical doorframe and detailed window surrounds. It is also notable for its well-preserved exterior and its group value with the substantial number of other listed buildings along Broad Street.