The Old Court House

The Old Court House is a late medieval timber-framed building that was refaced in the 18th and 19th centuries. It has an L-shaped layout and features a thatched roof. The eastern cross wing has been refaced with roughcast, while the street facade is two storeys high with a jettied first floor. The gable end displays elaborate carved bargeboards with a pendant and an embattled beam decorated with a row of shields. The first floor includes a casement window with a dripstone above it, and the shop front below is in a similar 19th-century style. The western part of the facade is plastered and has a plinth, with one window featuring sashes in boxed frames with glazing bars. The eastern side facade reveals substantial exposed square panel timber framing. The Court Leet was held here for several years after the Court Hall was demolished in the late 19th century.

The Old Court House is part of a group that includes Nos 1 to 11 (odd), the Castle, the signboard of the King's Arms Hotel, the Constable's House, and the Town Bridge, as well as Nos 4 to 6 (even), 6A, 8 to 12 (even), 12A, 14 to 18 (even), and the King's Arms Hotel opposite. Nos 10, 12, and 12A form part of a group on Millham Street, and Nos 8 and 10 are buildings of local interest.