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Tudor (1485-1603)

1485-1603

Church Street was formerly called Hallend, then Back Lane This road was probably the beginning of the early route from Ledbury to Worcester.

The Wills and Inventories of:

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 2 High Street, Ledbury, has been a baker's shop for at least 130 years.

The Seven Stars is one of the oldest inns in Ledbury.

The house and shop, No. 20 High Street at the corner of Worcester Road, is of three storeys of which the uppermost is an addition.

Although No. 3 High Street, with its 18th century brick front like others in the row, probably contains timber framing, it is well hidden.

The two-storey timber-framed range now occupied by the Town Council is of two major phases.

This five-bay, timber framed, two-storey range, laid out on an approximate east-west orientation, is a fine example of a timber-framed Tudor buildi

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