Shire Hall Annexe

The Shire Hall Annexe in Hereford is a police station that has been converted into Probation Service offices, built in the later 19th century. The building features a combination of ashlar and brick construction, topped with a hipped Welsh slate roof and has an L-shaped plan. It stands three storeys tall and has a five-window range. The central window is a plain sash, flanked by paired plain sashes, all with moulded architraves and hoods. There is a moulded sillband beneath a central bullseye window, which is adorned with fluted keystones and pilasters, and flanked by plain sashes that have moulded pediments breaking the moulded eaves-cornice.

The entrance is located to the centre left and consists of six-panel double doors with a plain fanlight, set under a semicircular arch supported by fluted pilasters. The spandrels feature roundels with a Crown and V.R. motif. To the left of the entrance are paired plain sashes with similar arches and mouldings, topped with a balustrade. To the right, there are also paired plain sashes, with a moulded drip-course that continues over a single-storey wing, which includes two bullseye windows and a plank door.

The right returned side of the building is constructed of brick, while the left returned side has two tiers of paired plain sashes and single sashes above, all with various moulded bands. The entrance on this side features a moulded hood, pad, architrave, and a recessed half-glazed door with a plain overlight, all set in a moulded case.

Inside, the building has straight flights of stairs leading to the front and rear. On the second floor, there are two fireplaces with wood surrounds, exposed chamfered trusses, architraves around doors and windows, and a wall cupboard. The first floor features architraves around windows, a ceiling cornice, four-panel doors with architraves, and a wall cupboard. The ground floor includes four-panel doors, architraves around doors and windows, a wood fire surround, former cells, a ceiling cornice in the rear hall, a picture-rail and cornices, a slate fireplace, an arch with an architrave leading to the hall, and a herringbone wood partition. The cellar has a tiled floor and is brick-lined. The building is included for its group value.