LISTED BUILDING · NHLE 1255467
20, High Street
20, High Street, Leominster
Shop and dwelling. C17, with later alterations. Timber-frame and plaster; Welsh slate roof with twin gables to street.
Dates and uses reflect the source records and may not describe the building today.
No photograph currently published
Designation information
Inclusion in the National Heritage List for England confirms that this is a designated heritage asset of national special architectural or historic interest.
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HISTORICAL ADDRESS RECORD
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Directory entries can describe a workplace or premises use rather than a residence.
17th century
ConstructionBuilding construction
Estimated date recorded by the current NHLE building entry.
SourceNational Heritage List for England, NHLE 1255467
Estimated construction date drawn from the NHLE list summary.
Architectural evidence and features
These descriptions relate to particular parts of the building at the date of each source. They may not reflect its use or condition today. Unconfirmed features remain open questions.
Evidence reviewed 13 September 2026.
Documented type / function
- Shop and dwelling at NHLE source date
Principal record; ancillary or mixed uses explicitly separated in text
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Documented phases
- 17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Building phases and source differences; not a single construction date
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Structural system
- Timber frame
house
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Infill
- Plaster
panels
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Roof covering
- Welsh slate
roof
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Architectural features
- Twin gables; Bay windows; Post-and-pan framing; Moulded bressumer; Scrolled consoles; Mullion windows; Chevron bracing; Spurred braces; Modillion bargeboards; Pendant finials; Panelled double doors; Margin-glazed overlight; Shopfront; Panelled pilasters; Jowled post
Only the named features in their NHLE-described elevations, openings and interior; retain every source qualifier
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255467
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
- Jetty; Carved date1673; Dentilled bargeboards
RCHME1934; NHLE gives1673(?) and modillioned bargeboards, unresolved source terminology
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Recorded in 1934; its survival today has not been confirmed.
Historical context
- RCHME dentilled bargeboards versus NHLE modillioned term retained as source difference. Comparison with Old Town Hall does not establish civic use.
RCHME described subject/component; neighbouring, demolished and displaced fabric excluded from principal facets
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Provides historical context and does not necessarily describe the principal building.
Research notes and uncertainties
Source, component and current-use restrictions: RCHME dentilled bargeboards versus NHLE modillioned term retained as source difference. Comparison with Old Town Hall does not establish civic use. Current use/survival is not established as of September2026; source-date statements remain dated.
17th century; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late 19th century bays; 20th century alterations. Explicit building phases, with alternatives preserved. Do not turn date alternatives into independently proven phases or use administrative/use dates as fabric. RCHME dentilled bargeboards versus NHLE modillioned term retained as source difference. Comparison with Old Town Hall does not establish civic use.
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How this record is evidenced
The designation, listing date and statutory description are drawn from Historic England, NHLE 1255467.
The building has been cross-referenced to the Royal Commission's 1934 Herefordshire inventory. The full matched extract and its cited illustrations are reproduced below with links to the digitised source.
The concise summary and searchable feature tags have been prepared by Leominster Heritage and are kept separate from the statutory wording.
The open questions below identify evidence that has not yet been securely established.
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20, High Street
Grade II · C17; NHLE post date1673(?) versus RCHME1934 positive1673 transcription; late C19 bays; C20 alterations. · SO4959 HIGH STREET 808-1/1/152 (West side) 24/07/54 No.20
Shop and dwelling. C17, with later alterations. Timber-frame and plaster; Welsh slate roof with twin gables to street.
Current survey photographs
No public survey photograph is currently linked to this place.
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Historic England; RCHME: Herefordshire: 122 (91), PL
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
This earlier inventory records the building as it was understood at the time of survey. Its terminology and interpretation should be read alongside the current NHLE entry and present-day observation.
Read the Royal Commission inventory extract
RCHME CROSS-REFERENCE 1
Leominster, monument (91), p. 122.
a (91). House (Plate 142) and shop, No. 20, S. of (90), is of three storeys. The top storey has two gables and projects on shaped brackets with a moulded bressummer; the gables also project on a moulded bressummer and have dentilled barge-boards and apexposts with moulded terminals. The timber-framing of the top storey is exposed and is divided into squares with angle-braces; the central post has the initials and date I. and G.P. 1673. The framing of the gables has curved braces with projecting points similar to those in the Old Town Hall. The wing at the back has exposed timber-framing.
Referenced illustrations
Official list description
Original NHLE location reference
SO4959 HIGH STREET 808-1/1/152 (West side) 24/07/54 No.20
LEOMINSTER SO4959 HIGH STREET 808-1/1/152 (West side) 24/07/54 No.20 GV II Shop and dwelling. C17, with later alterations. Timber-frame and plaster; Welsh slate roof with twin gables to street. 3 storeys; 2-window range: late C19 bays with moulded bars, set in post and pan framing, under bressumer on scrolled consoles, and windows with moulded mullions and cases, in chevron-braced panels; moulded bressumer to gables with spurred braces; modillioned barge-boards with pendant finials. To left, early C20 panelled double doors and margin-glazed overlight; C20 shop front with moulded and modillioned fascia-board to earlier hood with stop-consoles on panelled pilasters. Jowled frame post to valley dated 1673(?). INTERIOR not inspected. (RCHME: Herefordshire: 122 (91), PL.142). Listing NGR: SO4962259056
Sources and further reading
Open questions
- What evidence can establish the sequence and date of the building’s principal alterations?
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