Friars Gate

Friars Gate is a late 18th-century building that includes No. 23 Market Street. Originally two houses, it has been converted into offices and features an archway. The building has mid-19th century additions and alterations, with the rear range dated 1795. It is finished in whitewashed imitation ashlar render and has old plain-tile roofs, with 19th-century brick stacks at the ridge and right end. The structure is U-shaped, with wings at the rear, and stands three storeys tall with five bays.

The central section features a two-storey basket arch over North Street, which has a window above it. To the left, Friars Gate has a mid-19th century two-storey range with a moulded parapet. The entrance includes a half-glazed four-panelled door with side-lights and an overlight, all set within a moulded and chamfered wood surround topped with a cornice. Above this door is a sash window. The right side has 16-pane sashes on the ground and first floors, while the second floor is blank. The rear range is constructed of Flemish bond brick and also has three storeys and five bays. The first bay contains a blocked doorway, and the brickwork to the right is inscribed with "RB 1795". The sashes feature gauged brick flat arches, with some blocked openings on the ground and first floors.

Inside, there is a mid-19th century quarter turn staircase with turned balusters. No. 23 features a six-panelled door with an overlight, alongside a late 20th-century window to the left and a 20-pane sash to the right. The first floor has late 20th-century cross windows, while the second floor has six-pane sashes throughout. The rendered two-storey, two-window rear range includes an early 19th-century six-panelled door with an overlight in a reeded wood surround, complete with corner roundels. The ground floor has a late 20th-century four-light window, and the first floor features wood and iron three-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. The interior has not been inspected.