Magistrates Court

The Magistrates Court, originally a police station and gaol, was built around 1842 by the architectural firm Trehern and Duckham from Hereford. It is constructed from stone and brick, featuring a hipped gabled slate roof with a stone stack at the front. The building has two storeys, an attic, and a basement, with a seven-window range. The right gable displays three 6/6 sash windows beneath a moulded pediment, which has a semicircular window set within a semicircular arch. To the left, there are two plain windows under semicircular arches, followed by two similar windows beneath bracketed eaves.

The central entrance, located in the gable bay, is accessed by steps leading to a six-panel door with a fanlight, all set under a rusticated arch. This entrance is flanked by paired 4/4 sash windows with rusticated central piers and lintels. To the left of the entrance is a studded door with an overlight. The building features rusticated detailing at the basement level and quoins, with stone eaves detail extending along the left side. The right side is stuccoed and includes six mullion and transom windows with margin-glazed leaded lights, all topped with semicircular arches and crests.

Inside, the staircase features some stick balusters, while the first floor boasts vaulted ceilings and various six- and four-panel doors with architraves and cornices. There is also an early 20th-century fire surround. The ground floor courtroom includes two-panel doors with architraves, a panelled courtroom with benches and magistrates' seats, a decorated plasterwork ceiling with a central coloured light dome, and a Venetian window with enriched architraves. Additionally, there are five-panel doors, some of which are part-glazed, and some vaulted ceilings with window architraves. The cellar is lined with stone and brick, containing brick-vaulted cells and original studded plank doors.