The Parade

The Parade, located at No. 78 Cheap Street, is a building with origins likely dating back to the 17th century, although it has a 19th-century front and internal alterations. The structure is three stories high with a three-window ashlar front facing Cheap Street and features a tiled gabled roof. Notable architectural details include chamfered quoins and sash windows on the second floor, along with a string course at the same level. The first floor has a modern window with mullions and transoms, while the ground floor showcases a modern shop front. To the left, there is a late Georgian stone door surround with Tuscan pilasters and an entablature.

On the rear elevation, there are two stone tablets at the second floor level, displaying the initials "J R" and the date "1698. AD 1566." A rear wing connects the main front block to a north-south wing at the west end of the courtyard. The building features a stone slate roof and stone rubble walls, with modern leaded casements and a two-light stone mullioned casement on the west-facing side, as well as a section at the south end that includes another four-light leaded casement.

The Parade is part of a group that includes Nos 54 and 56, a gate, lamp, and overthrow between Nos 54 and 56, The Methodist Church, and Nos 58 to 82 (even).