History

Part of a terrace of 3 mid C19 shops, with houses above, built by the Baron Hill estate and first shown on the 1861 town plan. In 1886 and 1899 No 20 was a grocery shop.

Exterior

Belongs to a group of 18-22 Church Street.

Three late-Georgian style 3-storey shops with 2-bay houses, of pebble-dashed walls and slate roof with roughcast stacks, part rebuilt in brick. Shop fronts have panelled pilasters, fascia and a simple moulded cornice to Nos 18 and 20, but replaced to No 22. A panelled pilaster is also between the 2 recessed doors, of which the L-hand is to the house, the R-hand to the shop. No 18 has replacement half-glazed doors under 3-pane overlights, of the which the R-hand is replaced. The shop window is a plain replacement. The fascia has an added sign board. No 20 retains an original panelled house door, the upper 2 panels fielded, and the shop has a replacement glazed door, both under 3-pane overlights. No 22 has a replacement panelled door to the house, and replacement half-glazed shop door, under replacement overlights.

In the middle storey are moulded architraves to 12-pane horned sashes (hornless to No 20). The upper storey has smooth-rendered eared architraves, of which No 20 retains 9-pane horned sashes and Nos 18 and 22 have replacement small-pane top-hung casements.

No 22 has additions at the rear.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special architectural interest as part of a terrace of mid C19 shops with houses of definite quality and character, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Church Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29506507

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)