38 Broad Street

38 Broad Street is a building originally constructed as a pair of houses between 1720 and 1750, which has since been adapted for commercial use. Nos 38 and 39 likely started as a single dwelling that was later divided into two shops, but it is now occupied as one unit again.

The exterior features brickwork, with No 37 rendered, and slate roofs that have coped gables and end wall stacks. The building is two storeys high with attics and has a three-window range on each side. There is a wide passage entry to the left, and the late 20th-century shop fronts are of an unsympathetic character. The narrow shop front in No 39 is an earlier type, probably from the early 20th century, and includes stained glass in its upper lights. The upper windows are 12-pane sashes with cambered brick heads, and there is a modillion eaves cornice. Each building has two dormers in the roof, featuring segmentally arched heads and two-light small-paned casement windows, with leaded lights still present in Nos 38 and 39.

This building is listed as a pair of 18th-century town houses that retain some of their character despite unsympathetic alterations, and it contributes to a group of buildings at the center of the town.