Priory House

Priory House is a building located on Castle Street, traditionally dated to the 14th century, although this is uncertain. The front of the house is from the 17th century, and the main structure is likely mostly from that period, with some timber framework possibly dating to the late 15th or 16th century behind it. The building features a triple-gabled design made of chequered red and grey brickwork, topped with dentil parapet copings and an old tiled roof. Each outer gable has a Yorkshire attic casement window with glazing bars. On the first floor, there are two groups of four flush set sash windows in architrave frames under flat arches, all grouped beneath brick-moulded cornice strings. The ground floor has two modern shop fronts with cornices. At the back, there is a late 18th-century block that is three storeys high, with a low-pitched hipped roof covered in Welsh slate. Inside, there is an early 18th-century staircase. Priory House, along with the Priory House Annexe and Nos 1 to 7 (odd), form a group.