2 And 4, Cross Street

2 and 4 Cross Street are offices and a shop dating from the early 19th century, with an earlier core from around 1500. The building is located at the corner of Cross Street and George Street and is likely contemporary with Nos 17 and 17A George Street. It is constructed of gault brick with slate roofs and features interior timber framing. The structure has a rectangular plan, although No. 4 is less deep than No. 2.

The east front elevation of No. 2 has three storeys and six bays, with brick pilasters. The southern end has three bays that curve around to George Street, featuring deep eaves with paired modillions and a stack located behind the ridge towards the southern end. The ground floor has a 20th-century shop front with plate glass windows between the original pilasters, along with two similar doorways. The southern end bay in George Street has an early 19th-century doorway with a moulded panelled doorcase, which includes upper glazing and a lower moulded panel. The first and second floors have sash windows with glazing bars, with the first floor primarily having 3x4 panes, while bay 2 has 4x4 panes and bay 3 is blocked. The second floor consists entirely of 3x3 panes.

No. 4 is two storeys high, but the upper floor serves partly as a screen wall to the rear yard, featuring a dentilled parapet and two blind windows. The ground floor has been altered to include a 19th-century shop with a consoled cornice and shop fascia board, a six-panelled door with an overlight, and an adjacent 19th-century horned sash window. There is also a 20th-century plain door leading to the yard.

The rear west elevation is mainly obscured by Nos 17 and 17A George Street and is rendered, with the gable of No. 4 being lower than that of No. 2. Each unit has a 20th-century two-light casement window in the upper gable wall.

Inside No. 2, exposed principal ceiling joists from around 1500 can be seen in the shop, which includes bridging and binding joists running the entire length and turning the corner into George Street, passing into No. 17. There is roll moulding with some leaf stops, and it was originally jettied to the street. The heavy end rail at the junction with No. 4 was originally studded but now features light post-medieval studding and joists. The upper floors are plain with no exposed timber framing. The layout of Nos 2, 17, and 17A George Street appears to have been influenced by the earlier medieval building that once dominated the area.