Premises of H W Penford

The premises of H W Penford is a building that underwent 18th-century remodelling of a 16th-century or earlier dwelling. It features random rubble construction with dressed quoins and a tiled roof. The structure consists of two parallel ranges that face the street, creating a unified front. It is two storeys high and has three sash windows with glazing bars above a plain late 19th-century shop front that includes a central entrance. The building occupies an important position, projecting into the Square at the center of the west side. There is a one plus two window return to the north, with glazing bar sashes, an angled 19th-century bay on the ground floor, a lattice porch, and arrowhead railings on the two right-hand bays. At the rear, there is a gable with a blocked 17th-century window featuring a drip. The interior indicates that the house developed as two units, with the northern unit retaining a dragon beam and hollow chamfered joists.