2 And 4, London Road

The building at 2 and 4 London Road is an office, originally a house, dating to the late 16th century. It underwent rebuilding in the late 17th century and a rear addition was constructed in the early 19th century. The building is timber-framed and plastered, with a brick sill, and has a peg tile and slate roof. A red brick stack is centrally located. The building has an L-shaped plan, consisting of the main range and a short, full-height addition on the east side. It is two storeys high with a cellar.

The south-facing front elevation has a two-window range. A diagonally-set doorway, set across the corner to Barnard's Yard, has curved steps, an overlight with upper glazing, and a door with upper glazing (2x3 panes). Beside the doorway is a wide, early 19th-century shop window with a cornice hood and consoles, now containing a single fixed pane of glass. There's a simple sash window with glazing bars (4x4 panes) alongside. The first floor has two similar sash windows, also with 3x3 panes.

The north-facing rear elevation has a continuous slated roof over the main block and addition. The brick wall has been recessed and colourwashed. A segment-headed doorway with a 20th-century door and upper glazed panel leads to the ground floor. There is a small 20th-century fixed casement window in an older, segment-headed aperture. Above, a sash window with glazing bars (4x4 panes) is present. The east end, facing Barnard's Yard, features a shop window similar to the front, adjacent to the corner doorway. Above, there are two sash windows with 3x3 panes on each of the two floors in the rear addition.

The interior reveals 16th-century timber framing on the first floor, including wall plates, jowled posts, and heavy studding, alongside thinner late 17th-century replacement studding. Two ground floor fireplaces are present; one in the main block has a late 17th-century brick and timber lintel (partially filled with 20th-century materials). A 19th-century fireplace in the stack, now reduced in height, has a segment-headed form and an iron support band. A rear room features a contemporary pink-yellow gault brick floor.