12, Market Square

No. 12 Market Square is a house that has been converted into offices, likely originating in the early 18th century but mainly dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, with a datestone marked IC/1921. The building is constructed from squared coursed limestone and ironstone, topped with a slate roof, and features a double-depth plan. It stands two storeys tall, with part of it rising to three storeys.

The main facade has a six-window range of irregularly spaced sash windows, all with glazing bars. The ground floor windows are unhorned and sit beneath renewed stone and rendered lintels. To the right of the centre, there is a 20th-century glazed door set within a leaded screen that has a rendered head above it. The three bays to the right of centre project slightly and are topped with a simple, flat-topped pediment against a rendered parapet wall. Ashlar stacks are present at the ridge and at the ends of the building. There is evidence of two separate builds in the left of the centre bays, and a blank plaque is located in the centre of the pediment.

To the right of the main front, there is a four-window range of sash windows, some with stone lintels and keyblocks. The three-bay range to the right is three storeys high, with windows that decrease in size on the second floor. The rear elevation features a two-storey canted bay window on the right and a large central stair window, along with an early 20th-century datestone to the left of the window.

Inside, the entrance hall and staircase are adorned with reset 17th-century style panelling and an open fireplace. The windows have panelled reveals, and the first-floor room includes ceiling beams. The building was known for a time as The Manor House, and John Cole noted in 1838 that the manor house had recently been rebuilt.