30 and 30A High Street including 1 Edwards Walk (EHER 38326)

Nos 30 and 30A High Street are 16th century timber framed and rendered house, now a shop and offices with 19th century front. The building has a Welsh slate hipped roof behind a plain parapet. The building is three storeys and has a 19th century two storey red-brick extension at the rear which has a plain tile gabled roof. The 20th century Edwards Walk arcade penetrates the ground floor and is accessed to the right of the frontage.

September 1971. Grade II listed. This listing includes No.1 Edwards Walk. Nos 30 and 30A High Street are 16th century timber framed and rendered house, now a shop and offices with 19th century front. The building has a Welsh slate hipped roof behind a plain parapet. The building is three storeys and has a 19th century two storey red-brick extension at the rear which has a plain tile gabled roof. The 20th century Edwards Walk arcade penetrates the ground floor and is accessed to the right of the frontage. To the left, the ground floor has 20th century shop fronts with a continuous fascia. The shop to the east has two large glass panes and that to the west has one pane. There are three light fittings above the fascia which are suspended on curved iron brackets. A hanging sign on an elaborate wrought-iron bracket sits between the westernmost two lights. Internally the first floor windows have moulded architraves inside, enclosing folding shutters. <1> See photo <2>. A late 16th century roofscape near to the church (EHER 7735). No. 30 has an attic storey with queen post roof, presenting part of a gabled range to the front. This can be partially observed above the later parapets. <3>