Talbot Hotel

The Talbot Hotel is a group of houses now functioning as a hotel, located on West Street in Leominster. Number 5 features an 18th-century front with a 17th-century core, constructed of painted brick with a hipped roof covered in old plain tiles. It has three storeys and a cellar, with a two-window range that includes three-storey canted bays. These bays contain 2/2, 12/12, and 2/2 sashes set in beaded cases, flanking a blind arcade with plastered sinkings under segmental arches on the first and second floors. The central entrance has a 20th-century plank door beneath a four-centred arch and an 18th-century moulded wood hood supported by consoles, with a 20th-century wrought-iron balcony above. The entrance is flanked by blind openings with 20th-century lights and brickwork under segmental arches. At the rear, there is a wing with a steep-pitched Welsh slate roof and an 18th-century brick end stack.

Number 7 is from the 19th century, made of painted brick with a hipped slate roof and brick end stacks. It has three storeys and a three-window range featuring late 19th-century 9/1 sashes under segmental arches with keyblocks, as well as 3/3 sashes with a continuous sill-band under similar arches. The entrance is to the right and consists of a 20th-century plank door with a glazed overlight, beneath an earlier overlight and a 20th-century balconette. There are also two late 19th-century 6/6 sashes under gauged brick flat arches with keyblocks, and a moulded brick band running across the top.

Number 9 dates back to the 17th century with 18th-century alterations. It features close-studded post and pan framing with plaster panels over 18th-century brickwork and has a Welsh slate roof. This building has two storeys and a cellar, with a three-window range that includes 18th-century 8/8 sashes and a late 19th-century 6/6 sash in broad moulded cases. The entrance consists of part-glazed double doors with a blocked overlight, flanked by bow-windows on iron brackets. It also has a moulded and modillioned wood fascia-board and hood, adorned with triglyphs on plain pilasters, and to the right, there is a late 19th-century 6/6 sash.

The interior of Number 5 features exposed 17th-century timber-framing, while the interiors of the other buildings have not been inspected.