2 And 3, High Town

This property comprises shops and dwellings, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of painted brick with a slate roof. The building is four storeys high and originally had a three-window range. To the left, the upper floors contain 2/2 sash windows within gauged brick flat arches. To the right, there are two 2/1 sashes on the ground floor, with 2/2 and 3/6 sashes above, all set within broad cases and under gauged brick flat arches. Scars of former storeybands are visible. Stone-coped parapets top the facade.

The left-hand side features a 20th-century imitation Regency shop front with a pair of half-glazed doors, a decorative overlight with glazing bars, and a bow window with glazing bars. The fascia board has a tympanum and is supported by moulded pilasters with consoles. The right-hand side has a double-fronted shop front with a central 20th-century 3/4 glazed door and a plain overlight, flanked by bow windows with glazing bars. A fascia board with tympana and a moulded hood is also present.

The rear of the building features a string course. A rear wing has three blocked openings on the first floor, each with a 20th-century light above. There is a plain tile gable dormer. The rear wing is rendered, including a string course at second-floor level.

Inside No. 3, there is a dogleg staircase with turned balusters. On the third floor, a carved stud is set into the ceiling, alongside a two-panel door and a corner fireplace. The second floor has a two-panel door, a 6/6 sash window, and a coloured margin-glazed sash. The first floor has a coved ceiling and a corner fireplace to the rear. No. 2 contains 19th-century panelling on the landing, an early 19th-century staircase, and a corner fireplace to the rear on the second floor. The first floor includes a fireplace to the front and a coved ceiling. The cellars are medieval and were formerly linked to adjacent properties.