[3] The building, which has been attributed to the master mason, John Abel, was designed in the Tudor style using half-timbered construction and was completed in 1617.

The first floor, which was jettied out over the pavement, was supported by 16 oak posts and was accessed by a wooden staircase at the north end of the building.

[7] The first floor was fenestrated, on the west side, by three six-light mullioned and transomed windows and the half-timbering was executed in a Herringbone pattern.

[2] The Royalists defeated the Roundheads in a minor skirmish in the Market Place in April 1645 during the English Civil War.

[11][12] The building continued to be used for meetings of Ledbury Town Council and wedding ceremonies until 2004 when these uses were discontinued because of the lack of access for the disabled.