1, 3A And 3B, Market Hill

Nos. 1, 3A, and 3B on Market Hill are shops with offices, originally built in the early 17th century and later rebuilt in the early 19th century. The building features a timber-framed and plastered structure with stuccoed brick, a slate and clay tiled roof, and red brick stacks. It has a curved T-shaped plan and stands two storeys tall.

The front elevation faces east and has a long cranked frontage with six bays. The southern end curves to connect with the Library in the Market Place. The eaves are adorned with paired modillions and a stucco cornice that includes paired consoles between the storeys and lower pilasters. On the ground floor, there are two 19th-century shop fronts that have been refurbished in the 20th century with plate glass. The doorway of No. 1 retains its overlight. The first floor features two plain sash windows from the 19th century, along with four sash windows that have glazing bars arranged in a 3x4 pane configuration. There is a stack at the northern end and another behind the ridge towards the south.

The rear elevation, facing west, is timber-framed and plastered, with a cross-gabled wing to the west that has a single-storey timber-framed and red brick extension with a slated ground floor. There is also a 20th-century single-storey red brick shop extension at the angle of the 17th-century wing and the street range, along with a two-storey brick lean-to at the northern end. The southern gable of the 17th-century wing features 19th-century shaped barge-boards and a first-floor sash window with a moulded architrave and glazing bars arranged in a 4x4 pane configuration. Similar windows are found on the northern and western gables, with the northern window being a sash with 3x4 panes and the western window a sliding sash with 4x3 panes. The northern side of the 17th-century wing and the western addition feature fan pargetting. The addition also includes a two-leaf carriageway door and an adjacent window with two lights. A passageway has been cut through the junction of the units, which now has three adjacent ground-floor 20th-century single-light casement windows in the 17th-century unit. The northern end lean-to has a first-floor 19th-century round-headed fixed window with stained and ground glass margin glazing, and below it is a five-panel 19th-century door with glazed upper panels. On the western side, there is a first-floor two-light sliding sash window with 4x3 panes.

Inside, the ground floor of No. 3A features an early 19th-century triple sash bay window set below the rear gable with shaped barge-boards, which was originally on the exterior.