10 And 12, High Street

This is a pair of early 19th-century houses, or shops with living space above, now used as two shops with offices on the upper floors. The building was originally listed under numbers 8 and 10. Constructed of white-painted brick with a slate roof, it has a rectangular double-depth plan, with later additions to the rear that are not considered to be of special interest.

The building is three storeys high and four bays wide. The ground floor currently has modern shop fronts, but these feature simple pilasters and fluted entablatures, along with deep fascia boards. The first and second floors have 12-pane and 9-pane sash windows, respectively, all with reeded architraves, and the first-floor windows have cornices. The roof is hipped with projecting eaves. The return wall on the left side has windows on both upper floors that match those at the front, but is mostly covered by a modern connecting structure. The rear of the building includes some segmental-headed sash windows. The interior has been extensively remodelled. It is believed the building was used as a school for young ladies before 1885, and later as a drapery store.