LISTED BUILDING · NHLE 1270299

Numbers 47 and 49 Including the Leominster Gun Room

Numbers 47 and 49 Including the Leominster Gun Room, Leominster

Houses, now partly shop. Later C19. Brick; Welsh slate roof; central brick ridge stack; stack to rear.

Dates and uses reflect the source records and may not describe the building today.

Grade IIHistoric England record
47 and 49 Etnam Street, including the Leominster Gun Room, Frontal north view; principal Etnam Street elevation
Direct visual inspection: Brick; Sash windows; Tripartite window at No47; Shop window at No49; Brick chimney; Paint loss; Weathering. No47 left red door and tripartite window, No49 right shop window. Small gun-shop plaque is dated signage, not present trading proof. Roof aerials visible, satellite dish unverified. Direct image observation: painted window/door/shopfront joinery of timber appearance. Species, manufacture date and concealed wall structure unverified. Direct visual inspection: Brick; Sash windows; Tripartite window at No47; Shop window at No49; Brick chimney; Paint loss; Weathering. No47 left red door and tripartite window, No49 right shop window. Small gun-shop plaque is dated signage, not present trading proof. Roof aerials visible, satellite dish unverified. © Leominster Heritage. Photograph reference LH-IMG-000123.

Designation information

National listing

Inclusion in the National Heritage List for England confirms that this is a designated heritage asset of national special architectural or historic interest.

People and businesses through time

HISTORICAL ADDRESS RECORD

Through time, Numbers 47 and 49 Including the Leominster Gun Room

1 of 13, Later 19th century

Drag, swipe or use the arrow keys to select a date.

About these records

2 historical addresses linked to this NHLE entry. Directory entries can describe a workplace or premises use rather than a residence.

  • 47 Etnam Street, Leominster
  • 49 Etnam Street, Leominster

Later 19th century

Construction

Building construction

Estimated date recorded by the current NHLE building entry.

SourceNational Heritage List for England, NHLE 1270299

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
Houses, with part shop at No49 at source date

Principal identity and explicitly separated historical/ancillary use

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Documented phases
Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Source-specific fabric phases, alternatives preserved

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

External wall material
Brick

Nos47 and49

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Roof covering
Welsh slate

roof

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Chimneys
Brick

stack

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Other materials / details
Stone

lintels and quoins

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Stucco

No47 tripartite arch

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Wood

No47 modillion door hood

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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 2026-07-26, no independent date authentication

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Leominster Heritage photograph LH-IMG-000123

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

Architectural features
Sash windows; Tripartite window at No47; Modillion hood at No47; Shop window at No49; Quoins; Doorcase

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

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Brick; Sash windows; Tripartite window at No47; Shop window at No49; Brick chimney; Paint loss; Weathering

Visible subject frontage only; neighbouring and temporary objects excluded

Supplied capture date 2026-07-26, no independent date authentication

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Leominster Heritage photograph LH-IMG-000123

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

Pilasters; Shopfront; Panelled door

No47 door pilasters and separate No49 shopfront pilasters, 20th century doors

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Fascia

No49 shopfront, not both houses indiscriminately

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.

Supported with qualification

Source and context

Historic England, NHLE entry 1270299

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

Research notes and uncertainties

Component, chronology and current-use qualifications: Gun Room title is not current trading evidence. Do not assign No49 shopfront to No47. Current use and survival not independently verified for September2026.

Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49. [Source-specific fabric phases, alternatives preserved; Later 19th century houses with 20th century shop window at No49.] Documented fabric phases and alternatives. Reviewed value replaces rather than validates the original chronology. Administrative dates and generic town-history periods excluded. Gun Room title is not current trading evidence. Do not assign No49 shopfront to No47.

Explore records with these reviewed features. Results may concern only part of a listed group and retain their source-date qualifications.

How this record is evidenced

Official source record

The designation, listing date and statutory description are drawn from Historic England, NHLE 1270299.

Site observation

Current survey photographs dated 26 July 2026 record the publicly visible fabric and features shown on this page.

Project interpretation

The concise summary and searchable feature tags have been prepared by Leominster Heritage and are kept separate from the statutory wording.

Provisional or requiring verification

The open questions below identify evidence that has not yet been securely established.

Map location

Loading map…

Numbers 47 and 49 Including the Leominster Gun Room

47 and 49 Etnam Street, including the Leominster Gun Room, Frontal north view; principal Etnam Street elevation

Grade II · Later C19 houses with C20 shop window at No49. [Source-specific fabric phases, alternatives preserved; Later C19 houses with C20 shop window at No49.] · SO4958 ETNAM STREET 808-1/2/133 (North side) 09/07/76 Nos.47 AND 49 including the Leominster Gun Room (Formerly Listed as: ETNAM STREET (North side) Nos.47 AND 49)

Houses, now partly shop. Later C19. Brick; Welsh slate roof; central brick ridge stack; stack to rear.

Explore this place on the map

Current survey photographs

Documentary evidence

Historic England

Official list description

Original NHLE location reference

SO4958 ETNAM STREET 808-1/2/133 (North side) 09/07/76 Nos.47 AND 49 including the Leominster Gun Room (Formerly Listed as: ETNAM STREET (North side) Nos.47 AND 49)

LEOMINSTER SO4958 ETNAM STREET 808-1/2/133 (North side) 09/07/76 Nos.47 AND 49 including the Leominster Gun Room (Formerly Listed as: ETNAM STREET (North side) Nos.47 AND 49) GV II Houses, now partly shop. Later C19. Brick; Welsh slate roof; central brick ridge stack; stack to rear. 3 storeys; 4-window range: late C19 2/2 sashes in beaded cases under painted stone lintels, to 1st and 2nd floors; stone quoins. To left (No.47): C20 6-panel door under modillioned wood flat hood on panelled pilasters and, to right, late C19 tripartite window with plain sashes in moulded case under cambered stucco arch with keyblock; to right, C20 door, shop door and early C20 shop front, with fascia-board overall, on panelled pilasters. INTERIORS not inspected. Included for group value. Listing NGR: SO4983258937

Sources and further reading

  1. Historic England, National Heritage List for England entry 1270299
  2. Leominster Heritage current photographic survey, LH-IMG-000123

Open questions

  1. What evidence can establish the sequence and date of the building’s principal alterations?

HELP IMPROVE THIS RECORD

Do you know more about this building?

Share a correction, photograph, source, occupier history or observation. Contributions are reviewed before anything is added to the public record.