Description: The buildings in this row are known as Mortimer House, a row of shops and offices, which were built in 1883 for Mr. Tate by Watson Fothergill. The roof line is extremely varied and complex as the building runs down the slope between Hounds Gate and round the corner into castle gate. A square tower dominates the top end, above what is here used as The Old Castle Inn, while a rounded turret caps the lower end. The style reflects Fothergills influence of Gothic, Old English vernacular, and northern European Continental architecture, particularly the buildings of Germany. Before it was a public house, this end building was used as a tea room. Down the hill on the far right is the Severns Building, a 14th century medieval house. Relocated here from Middle Pavement, and now used as a Lace Centre.