7-10, Bridge Street

This is a row of four shops, originally dating back to the mid-17th century, with alterations carried out around 1820. The building is constructed of brick with stucco dressings, and has a slate roof with brick stacks. It is in a Georgian style, two storeys high, and originally had a six-window front. Wide eaves are visible, and number 10 features brick pilasters with stucco capitals. Four 20th-century shopfronts are now in place.

The first floor windows have wedge lintels, with incised lines suggesting fielded panels. The windows to the left end are two in number, with one having a four-pane sash, one shortened; one window has a 20th-century casement, one has a twelve-pane sash, and the shortened window at the right end has a four-pane sash. The second floor has two windows to the left and one to the right, all with four-pane sashes and wedge lintels. Other second-floor windows have rubbed brick flat arches, one of which is blocked. One window contains an eight-pane sash, and another has a 20th-century casement. There are end stacks and three cross-axial stacks. The rear of the building has varied wings and extensions.

The building is an interesting example of early 19th-century town development, as the original mid-17th-century range was raised and extended forward across what were previously front forecourts or gardens around 1820. This illustrates a shift in urban design.