The Old Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1950. A Medieval House, shop. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- long-hearth-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 1950
- Type
- House, shop
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Town Hall is likely a house that has been converted into a shop and residence. It dates from the second half of the 15th century, with modifications made in the mid-19th century and some late 20th-century alterations. The building features a timber frame with painted brick infill and a tiled roof. It has three framed bays running east to west, with an additional brick bay on the east side. There are gable end stacks and a lateral stack on the front wall.
The structure is two storeys high and has four windows, which are 2-light casements. On the ground floor, to the left, there is a boxed 6-pane sash window with an entrance to the right that features a ledged and boarded door. To the right, there is a tiled pentice roof over two square bay windows, with an entrance between them that has a wooden architrave and a half-glazed door. In the right-hand corner, there is a garage with a two-leaf door. The left end features a late 18th-century brick addition that is one storey high, with a dentilled brick cornice and a 2-light casement.
The framing originally consisted of two rectangular panels high, and the gable truss on the left has two raking struts to the collar and a clasped purlin. Although this building is traditionally said to be the original Bewdley Town Hall, structural evidence indicates that it was actually a typical late medieval house.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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