2, Trim Bridge

This is a house with a shop located on the corner at 2 Trim Bridge, dating from the early 18th century and altered over time. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar, mostly painted, and features a slate roof. It stands three storeys high with a basement.

The windows throughout are all sash types. The main front has two blind lights on the second floor, painted to resemble sash windows, flanked by small twelve-pane windows on each side. Below, there is a large sixteen-pane window and a tall narrow twelve-pane window, with a blind light in between. The ground floor features a c1800 bowed display window with twenty-eight panes, along with a narrow twelve-pane window and a pavement grille to the left. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door set on two steps, topped by a three-pane transom light.

The building has a plinth that slopes down to the pavement, platbands at the first and second floors, and a moulded parapet that returns to a short front. This short front includes a small twelve-pane window and a blind light above two blind windows on the first floor, with a twelve-pane window and a panelled door on two steps to the far right on the ground floor. There is a chimney stack to the right of the main front and another to the left of the front ridge. The roof is double with a central valley gutter, and the gables facing Trim Bridge are linked by a later straight parapet, along with a short return frontage to Trim Street.

The interior has not been inspected. Historically, this building is part of the development of Trim Street, which began in 1707 according to John Wood, and was developed by George Trim, a successful clothier and councilman. The setted road surface in front of the building is a notable feature that has survived.