The Town Hall

Large market house with classical detail. Two adjoining units: two storeys to the block facing up New Market Street (N) and three storeys to the rear block facing Old Market Street (S). N unit has a lower slate roof with brick end stacks. Frontage is rendered with raised exposed stone quoins; a fine 6-window range of 12-pane first floor sashes, the centre four forming a wide projecting gabled bay with clock in apex; below a string course the ground floor windows are C20 inserts; ground floor to sides is of roughly squared stone; one first floor sash window matching those of S unit. S taller unit has hipped slate roof with coved eaves cornice surmounted by louvred cupola and weathervane. Ground floor is of roughly dressed coursed stone, the upper floors are rendered, part scored, and painted. Main 5-bay S elevation has round-arched arcade with impost band (the arches now blocked and filled with later windows and doors); first floor has segmental-arched horned 12-pane sashes in reveals; above are blind oculi with architraves linked by a band at impost level which extends round W return. W elevation has a lateral stack, single blocked first floor window to main wing and stone staircase to first floor rising across side of N wing and former arches of S wing. E elevation is similar to S, 2 bays wide and facing Old Market Street; one of the market arches has been converted to current entrance.

Has been converted to club premises with little historic fabric surviving: two bars downstairs - one with some cast iron columns; bar and function room on first floor. The staircase rises against the E wall.