5 The Shambles

5 The Shambles is an 18th-century building with an ashlar facade and two storeys. The first floor features two sash windows set in reveals with glazing bars. The ground floor has an impressive 18th-century shop front with two angular wooden bays that slightly project on either side of a central door. Each bay window is divided by glazing bars into 32 panes, and there is a continuous wooden fascia and cornices above. The bays are supported by square-section stone piers, with two piers for each bay. The entrance includes narrow double doors that are half-glazed and also feature glazing bars.

The rear of the building appears to date back to medieval times, likely from the 15th century. On the elevation facing Coppice Hill, there is a single-stage buttress with weathering and a three-light square-headed window with leaded lights and concave-moulded stone mullions. To the right, there is a passageway leading to the rear, marked by a chamfered square-headed stone archway. The roof of the passage shows timber joists resting on stone corbels. To the right of the passage, modern garage doors are present, alongside the remains of a Tudor fireplace that features a four-centred moulded arch inside.

This building is part of a group of listed buildings in The Shambles, which includes the King's Arms Hotel, Nos 2, 5 and 6 Coppice Hill, Nos 27 to 29 Silver Street, and No 2 Kingston Road.