26, High Street

Shop and dwelling at NHLE date

Principal identity and explicitly separated historical/ancillary use

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Royal Commission inventory, 1934

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Source-specific fabric phases, alternatives preserved

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Royal Commission inventory, 1934

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Brick

front

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Paint

brickwork

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Stone

cornice only

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Cast iron

shop brackets and pillars

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Timber

window mullions

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Timber joinery

Visible subject window/door/shopfront joinery, not wall structure or timber species

Supplied capture date 2026-07-25, no independent date authentication

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Leominster Heritage photograph LH-IMG-000029

Describes visible joinery and does not establish timber-framed walls.

Unestablished

roof concealed by parapet

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Unverified

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

This detail remains a research question.

Canted bays; Cross windows; Sash windows; Shopfront; Passage; Parapet; Cornice

Only the named source-described elevations, interiors and components; qualifiers form part of each term

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Royal Commission inventory, 1934

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Painted brick; Canted oriels; Cross windows; Sash windows; Shopfront; Parapet; Cornice; Weathering

Visible subject frontage only; neighbouring and temporary objects excluded

Supplied capture date 2026-07-25, no independent date authentication

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Leominster Heritage photograph LH-IMG-000029

Shows what was visible when photographed. Concealed construction, stone type, manufacturing date and current trading remain unconfirmed.

Turned baluster stair; Newel pendants; Pulvinated strings

17th century staircase as recorded1934, internal position unspecified

RCHME1934 observation, not current survival verification

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Royal Commission inventory, 1934

Applies to the named part in the historical source; survival today has not been confirmed.

Gauged brick flat arches; Pilasters; Fascia; Hood

Principal sash heads and altered shopfront

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1255470

Royal Commission inventory, 1934

Applies to the named part and historical phase; current use has not been confirmed.

Component, chronology and current-use qualifications: Stone cornice is not stone wall construction. Jonathan Wright sign is photo-date estate-agency use, not present verification. Current use and survival not independently verified for September2026.

18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified. [Source-specific fabric phases, alternatives preserved; 18th century front to 17th century or earlier core, 19th century shopfront altered 20th century. 17th century stair recorded1934, position unspecified.] Documented fabric phases and alternatives. Reviewed value replaces rather than validates the original chronology. Administrative dates and generic town-history periods excluded. Stone cornice is not stone wall construction. Jonathan Wright sign is photo-date estate-agency use, not present verification.