History

C18 or earlier. The cross-wing to St Peter's Square was formerly called The Beehive Shop. It was timber-framed, the S gable end of brick with blind segmental-headed openings, now all rendered.

Exterior

2 and 2A form a group.

No 2 is to the R, including cross-wing to St Peter's Square. No 2A is to the L.

Three-window range of one-and-a-half storeys, with short cross-wing to St Peter's square. Rendered, mainly over timber-framing, under a slate roof, with tall stone stack at junction of main range and cross-wing. Central C20 half-glazed panelled door (leading to flat over), under a flat moulded porch canopy on brackets. Late C20 shop fronts flanking. Upper storey has wooden cross-windows with top-hung lights under gabled half-dormers.

No 2 has shop front with half-glazed door under an overlight, and a plain-glazed window to its L, all under a modern fascia. To R, gable end of cross-wing is rendered with no openings. Front of cross-wing, to St Peter's Square, is 1-window, the eaves swept up to form 2 full storeys. Central Venetian window to upper storey, a small-pane sash with radial glazing. Full-width projecting shop-front, rendered under a flat roof, with substantial cornice supported on brackets. Central half-glazed panelled door under a plain overlight, flanked by 2-light plate-glass windows with moulded wooden mullions; N gable end adjoined by Barclays Bank.

Interior

Interior not seen.

Reasons for Listing

Listed, notwithstanding alterations to openings, for retention of its sub-medieval plan-form and good C18 front to St Peter's Square. Group value with surrounding listed buildings.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29481380

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)