1-4, The High Street

1-4 The High Street is a row of shops built around the early 1920s by William Webb. The structure is made of roughcast mass concrete and features a plain tile roof with gabled ends, along with brick axial stacks that have corbelled brick tops. The building has a rectangular plan and consists of four shops with two short wings at the rear, designed in a Domestic Revival style.

The exterior is one storey with an attic and presents a symmetrical four-bay north front. This front includes multi-pane bowed shop windows with fascias above, along with four two-panel doors that have semi-circular traceried fanlights. At the center, there is a small timber-framed gable with a clock face and the inscription 'The Night Cometh'. The facade is further enhanced by four large hipped dormers, each featuring 3-light casements with leaded panes. At the ridge, there is a timber bellcote topped with a tall pyramidal tiled roof and a weathercock. The rear side has hipped dormers and two short gable-ended wings with outshuts.

The interior has not been inspected. William Webb, who lived from 1862 to 1930, came to Ashley Heath in 1920 and reclaimed 1,500 acres of heathland to create a garden estate known as 'Hampshire Heath Garden Estate'. He built twelve houses on one-acre plots, including his own, as well as this row of shops to serve the local residents. Prior to this, Webb had lived in Surrey, where he developed Woodcote Village between 1901 and 1920, based on concepts he outlined in his book 'Garden First in Land Development'.