The earliest name for the street, recorded from 1288, was Bishop Street, after the bishop of Hereford, who probably held land there.
When the Bishop of Hereford established a borough in his rural manor of Ledbury in the early twelfth century a new market place was laid out in wha
Number 1 High Street, Ledbury, is a 16th century timber-framed building that occupies the corner site at the meeting of High St with Church Lane.
The brick front of 8 High St, Ledbury, with its stone quoins and deep moulded cornice belongs to the first half of the 18th century but it is a re-
Although No. 3 High Street, with its 18th century brick front like others in the row, probably contains timber framing, it is well hidden.
Sited immediately alongside the chapel of St Katherine's, this three-storey timber-framed building is occupied by an optician's business.
22 High Street , Ledbury, is a three-storey timber framed, stuccoed building. It has ornate C19th pierced bargeboards and finial & pendant.
23 High St, Ledbury, is a three storey, timber-framed, stuccoed building with an unusual projecting centre bay two storeys high with a gable.
A view of the coastline and town from the sea would have been the first sight of Sunderland for most visitors before 1800.
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