1-3, Little Hospital

This building, known as Nos. 1-3 Little Hospital, is a house that has been divided into three separate units. It likely dates back to the early 16th century and was remodeled in the mid to late 19th century, with further alterations made to the northern end in the mid to late 20th century. The structure is timber framed, with its exterior refaced or rebuilt, and the eaves raised. It is rendered, likely over coursed limestone rubble, and has a slate roof. Originally a hall-house, it consists of two framed bays that formed an open hall to the south, and one framed bay that served as the lower end to the north. The building has two storeys, one storey and an attic, and a basement.

On the northeast side, there are two 20th-century gabled semi-dormers with two-light casements. The building features an integral brick end stack to the north, a semi-integral brick end stack to the south, and a 20th-century lateral stack to the west. The east front has two first-floor three-light metal casements on the left, two ground-floor three-light metal casements also on the left flanking a four-panelled door, and two 20th-century two-light casements to the right flanking a 20th-century six-panelled door. The entrance to No. 3 is located at the rear.

Inside, there is one full cruck truss that survives between the first and second bays from the north, and there may be additional cruck trusses present. There is a square-panelled timber framed former screen passage wall between the first and second bays from the north, which includes a blocked segmental-headed former service doorway into the lower end. A late 16th-century or 17th-century inserted floor with chamfered beams is present in the two southern bays. Despite the alterations and its unassuming exterior, the building retains enough of its original layout and cruck roof structure to warrant its inclusion on the heritage list.