54, Broad Street

54 Broad Street is a building that likely served as a house and shop, and is now used as a shop with offices above. It dates from the mid-18th century, although it may have earlier origins and has undergone later additions and alterations, including a ground-floor shop front added around the 1980s. The building is constructed of reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond, featuring flat arches made of rubbed red brick, with painted ashlar quoins, sills, keystones, and cornices. The roof is plain tile with a tall brick stack on the left side, which has an oversailing course and pots.

The structure has three storeys with an attic and three first-floor windows. The first floor has 2/1 sash windows, while the second floor has 2/2 sash windows, all set in near-flush frames with shaped sills, flat arches, and fluted keystones with cornices. The quoins extend from the first floor to the full height of the building, although they have been replaced on the ground floor. The ground floor features a plate glass shop front and a glazed door, along with a moulded cornice and a coped parapet. The attic dormer has a casement window and a hipped roof.

Inside, the ground floor has been renewed, but original joinery remains, including raised-and-fielded-panel shutters on the first floor, though the rest of the interior was not inspected.

Historically, by the 16th century, Broad Street was the second most important commercial street after High Street. It was a key route through the city from Worcester Bridge and housed several significant traders and at least two inns. Some houses on Broad Street are known to have 17th-century and earlier origins.

The listed buildings along Broad Street, including numbers 10, 10A, 11, the Crown Inn, 12, 18, 19, 29, 32-36, 40, 41, 43-49, 51-63, 69, 70, and the Church of All Saints, form a significant group.