10 And 11, High Street

This early 19th century building comprises two adjacent properties on the south side of High Street. It is constructed of ashlar bathstone and stands three stories high. A plain string course runs along the front at the level of the second-floor window sills. The building features a plain projecting frieze and a moulded cornice with a blocking course, shaped over the central window. Splayed quoins are present. The upper floors have seven windows. Ground-floor windows are distinguished by eared moulded architraves, small moulded entablatures and blocking courses. The central ground-floor window is particularly prominent, framed by Doric pilasters, an entablature and a pediment. A four-centred arched yard entry, detailed with rusticated quoins, voussoirs and a triple keystone, is located centrally on the ground floor. Number 10 has a 20th century shop front. Number 11 retains a 19th century shop front and features a six-panel door with a rectangular fanlight, set within a plain surround of strip pilasters and a small cornice. The properties form a group with numbers 1 to 12, the Town Hall, numbers 131 to 144, and the Midland Bank.