26, King Street

26 King Street is a house and shop that dates back to the early 16th century and the 19th century. It features a combination of timber framing and brick, with roofs made of slate and peg tiles. The building has a long, narrow plan that extends back from the street and consists of three storeys and cellars.

The front south elevation is made of painted 19th-century brick, with the first and second floors projecting. It has two window ranges with moulded stucco architraves, and the first floor includes pediments and sash windows. The roof is set well back behind a parapet. The ground floor is occupied by a 20th-century shop that has 19th-century end pilasters and a fascia board, with a shop front made entirely of plate glass.

On the east side elevation, there is an early 16th-century carriageway leading to the street. Behind this, there is a long range along the alleyway that showcases timber framing with close studding, some of which is still visible, particularly above a middle rail, while other sections have been replaced by brick. The presence of pegs suggests that there may have been a medieval shop immediately north of the carriageway. The windows on the ground floor include one 19th-century sliding sash window with four over two panes, one 20th-century casement, and one three-light window that was originally a sliding window with twelve over three panes. The first floor features a 20th-century casement with glazing bars and three over four panes, along with a simple narrow window with one over three panes. Some of the wall has been treated with 20th-century pargetting, especially towards the rear.

The interior has been rebuilt. This long range, along with the adjacent carriageway and Nos 20 and 20A, resembles the layout of a typical large medieval inn.