23, Welsh Street

This is a house located at 23 Welsh Street in Bishop's Castle, dating from the 17th century. It was remodeled and had its eaves raised in the mid-19th century, with additional changes made in the mid- and late-19th century. The building is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, partly covered with cement render, and features a slate roof. It has three storeys, with a rendered plinth, deep eaves, and two brick stacks at the rear.

The front facade has three windows; the first and second floors likely feature mid- to late-19th century two-light leaded windows with moulded frames and mullions. On the ground floor, there is an early- to mid-19th century glazing bar sash window on the right and a late-20th century imitation glazing bar sash window on the left, which has a 20th-century brick cill. The central entrance has a six-panel door with a radial fanlight, set beneath a mid-19th century gabled porch supported by sandstone ashlar columns. To the right, there is a two-storey cement-rendered addition from the mid- to late-19th century, featuring a six-pane sash window on the first floor and a half-glazed door on the ground floor.

Inside, there is a 17th-century staircase that was remodeled in the mid- to late-19th century. This staircase rises two storeys in two flights, with a landing at the first floor and an L-shape with winders leading to a rectangular well at the second floor. It has a moulded closed string, pierced double lyre-shaped splat balusters, a moulded grip rail, and square newel posts with moulded finials, one of which has raised lozenge decoration. There is also a probably 19th-century shaped pierced frieze on the first floor with bulbous pendants.

The ground floor room to the left at the front features mid-18th century raised and fielded panelling, a dado rail, a moulded cornice, a 17th-century corner fireplace with a 20th-century surround, an 18th-century buffet-niche with a half-dome and shaped shelves, and a segmental-arched recess. The first floor front room to the left contains a 17th-century plank and muntin door and a corner fireplace.