57 Friars St - Former Church of St. Nicholas Specialty Building

The property comprises a Grade II Listed Church that was built around 1842 with a flat roofed extension added in the 1960’s. Constructed of sandstone under a roof of Welsh slate and loosely follows Early English Gothic design, with a square bell tower. The plan of the Church is a parallelogram with a tower at the West, and chancel and vestry at East, projecting beyond each end.

The walls are built of hammer-dressed stone, the buttresses being tooled. In the centre of the tower is the West entrance, forming a vestibule, in which steps lead up to a ringing chamber. On the South side is a porch. There is an undercroft which may be suitable for additional storage and/or running services. The extension to the north side of the Tower incorporates a Choir Vestry, WCs, Store and Flower Room.

The property is situated in a prominent position on the western edge of Hereford City Centre, fronting the northbound A49 and a short distance north of the River Wye bridge. It is located in an urban setting of residential, commercial and public sector uses.