1 And 3, Old Road

This is a timber-framed building containing two dwellings, dating from the second half of the 16th century, located on Old Road in Bromyard. The main range is constructed with a timber frame and brick infill, while the rear ranges are primarily brick, all topped with a tiled roof.

The main range runs east-west, parallel to Old Road. To the rear are two further ranges projecting perpendicularly, with a third range adjoining the easternmost rear range.

The principal facade and the east gable end feature small timber framing with some diagonal braces. The gable truss shows evidence of a raised roof front leaf. Five irregularly positioned casement windows are present on the principal elevation, along with a low door on the far right. A shop front is located to the left, featuring a large canted bay window, and a door with a projecting slate hood is to the right. The west gable end is rendered at the bottom and weather boarded at the top. The eastern rear range comprises three bays, casement windows, and a dentil cornice.

The interior has not been inspected.

Bromyard is a market town first recorded around 840. Nos. 1-3 Old Road are situated on a primary thoroughfare running east from the vicarage and church, originally part of Cruxwell Street, later known as Corkeswalle Vicus in the late 13th century, then Croxewalle Streate in 1575, Old Road at the junction with the High Street, and Sheep Street in the early 20th century. This area of the town appears to have been fully developed by the early 17th century, although some plots have been redeveloped since. The building's timber frame reveals evidence of the roof front leaf being raised.

It is designated at Grade II for its architectural interest as a good example of local vernacular traditions, its intact principal facade and plan, its early date within a national context, and its contribution to the street scene and group value with other listed buildings.